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Plasma is a bit larger and puts off more heat / uses a bit more electricity but is cheaper and generally good picture.

I have a Samsung LED and it works fine. The only thing I dont like about mine is the 60hz refresh rate. If you get an LED, get at least 120hz or you will deal with ghosting.

Plasma is usually about 600hz now I think, so its a non issue. I would just go with a plasma.

Plasma displays don't use artificially inflated refresh rates like LCD must to prevent ghosting. The phosphor decay rate on a plasma display is tuned to be right around 1/60th to 1/72nd of a second. Just in time to be energized for the next frame.

I LOVE my panasonic plasma. It gets my vote.

I have a Sony with 120 hz refresh - I have never seen any ghosting nor any problem with sports. The only problems I have seen have been pixelation due to insufficient bandwidth on cable.

Hi
I have Samsung's 40" 610series LCD
it is 120hz and I still see ghosting even in characters that are walking when playing blu-rays. I have tried Smooth, clear and sharp settings for the 120hz and makes no diference. If watching a hockey game on HD it still takes time to refresh and blurs when the players are skating. The ghosting really annoys me in movies.For instance in Night and Day when Tom is walking down that alley in night I see three ghost images around his head.
and 240hz is not much better.
I am taking my HD reciever to the store next week when there is a hockey game and I am going to watch a game in HD on Plasma setup directly to the tv no splitter and see if there really is a difference

I have a 120hz and ghosting still occurs and watching fast sports is still a pain. I am also told 240 hz is not much better

maybe HDMI Cables do make a difference though, however reading a A/V mag they said its a waste of money the more expensive ones were.

maybe time to try a monster cable

Nope. A bad HDMI cable will cause sparkles, not ghosting. If you're getting picture and audio your cable is fine.

Plasma will usually have the edge for blacks. I would give the edge to LED for color accuracy, especially if it is calibrated.

If your budget is limited, you are more likely to get better bang for your buck with a mid grade plasma set. Either way, have fun shopping. Adding new gear is always a treat.

Troyd,
I have none of the motionflow features activated on my TV. No extraneous processing. I have zero blur and zero ghosting. I don't know if you can turn it off on the Samsung but would suggest you try if you haven't already. As far as cables, go to Monoprice. I am hooked up with all Monoprice cables and again, no issues.