[ljco]

Just wait for Hillary’s Plasma TV plan....

[pissant]

Don’t buy one. Get a nice stereo instead. :o)

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Plasma has a limited display life. LCD does not, but you can get dead pixels over time.

[OSHA]

I got a 42” HDTV plasma cheapie from Walmart. Very happy with it for a year now. Everyone remarks what a nice picture it has.

[MrEdd]

I would recommend reading and freeping more, and not having a TV.

I got rid of our last one in March of 1995 and it was a good move. You can watch movies and DVDs of many TV series on your monitor.

[sourcery]

Get a Pioneer Kuro

[the_devils_advocate_666]

Don’t. You’ll be better off without one.

[Mr. Mojo]

Died after only 6 years? I have two TVs (one 27" and one 20") from the mid-80s that still work perfectly. They sure don't make 'em like they used to.

But I also have a new(ish) Sony LCD 27" that gets the job done. ...so far.

[CholeraJoe]

I just bought a 42” Sanyo LCD. ChinaMart has them for under $1000. It works great!

[teledude]

Be sure you get HD in a flat screen. LCD or plasma depends on the size of the screen....anything up to 42” is normally LCD, the bigger ones are plasma.
Warning: cable looks like crap on an HD TV (unless you subscribe to HD cable...it’s a little more) because the resolution is so good it shows how crappy the normal cable feed really is. I was very disappointed with my new 40” until I went with Dish network. Now I have a great picture.

[A knight without armor]

Good. I’m glad you are asking this because my tv is failing and I have been wondering this very thing. You will probably have people chastise you for wanting a tv at all but I bravely stand up and say Jackson the cat and I just gotta have one.

[Just mythoughts]

I too am looking to buy a NEW age provider of the public air waves. Las Vegas Dave is a great resource for we that are not of new age television buying intellect.

[tarheelswamprat]

The best current bang for the buck are the Vizio LCDs sold at Sam’s Club and Walmart, and the price/value break point is at the 32” - 37” sizes.

[calcowgirl]

The choice between LCD and Plasma will first depend on how large a screen you want.
LCD can only be so large (I don’t know the current limits—it used to be about 20 inches).

[tje]

I like the DLP. They are less expensive and have good picture quality.

I like Toshiba TVs as I have a 32 inch one in the bedroom.. It weighs a ton, is over 10 years old with no sign of dying. (it also has dual tuners so can to picture in a picture by itself).. But one day the CRT will die.

I have a 7 year old Sony projection (53 inch), but it will do 1080i.. It has a good picture, but if one of the lamps blows, it’s done for. I give it 2 more years tops.

But I am sure there are other good names.. All the different technologies have their trade offs. So you have to figure out what looks good for you.

[sportutegrl]

Get a 30” gateway 1080p lcd computer monitor and a tv tuner. It’s cheaper than a ‘tv’.

[TheRightGuy]

I bought a 56” DLP set two years ago and am very pleased ... much more bang for the buck than LCD or Plasma, but not as sexy.

[TheRightGuy]

I bought a 56” DLP set two years ago and am very pleased ... much more bang for the buck than LCD or Plasma, but not as sexy.

[gjones77]

Here’s one I’m fond of and plan on buying after I get my girl friend her engagement ring ;)

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5633687

[Eric in the Ozarks]

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