I have a 65" 10 year old Toshiba RPCRT that is still working beautifully with still a great picture. These sets have a coating on them which somewhat diminishes the glare, however, I have not seen that same kind of feature on plasmas. Either way, when viewing, any light you have on in the room, if at all possible, try to keep it behind the screen so you can cut down on the contrast and get a better balanced picture on your monitor. Contrast(white level) is voltage and the higher the contrast the higher the voltage and the shorter the lifespan of the television.
