Advise on TV purchase (Vanity)

I'm here to tell you $6 bills will easily buy you what you are looking for. I don't think I paid more than 6 for my 55" Panasonic plasma, nor more than 5 my 50" LG LED in Dec of 2012. And while I got insanely good deals on them, the deals have to be better now.

Vid experts can go on and on about 4K. The advice about grabbing a temporary flat screen on craigslist is worth considering, but IMO only to buy you time until 1080p prices fall through the floor. Honestly, how much more clear does my TV need to be? Will my viewing experience be enhanced if I can see Robert Deniro's face pores more clearly? (hint - I don't want to)

I liken this clarity "race" to something I laughed at some years ago at a bicycle century ride. Two guys who were leaning on their $7,000 rides, and who were also clearly overweight, were debating the savings of ounces they could obtain by spending many additional hundreds on new carbon fiber component upgrades. I bit my tongue and savored the taste of blood while I did not tell them the focus of their effort could possibly be off a tad bit.

Until the good Lord reaches down from heaven to improve my eyes I think I will be just fine with 1080p and the money I didn't spend.

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