[kevkrom]

My impression of LCD panels is that if you get more than a few degrees off-center, the picture starts to wash out. This happens with DLP too, but at a much steeper angle. Plasma looks pretty good from virtually any angle you can see the thing.

[Mr. Jeeves]

Look at any of the newer Sony/Samsung/Sharp LCDs - super bright and virtually no wash out at all (admittedly, this may not be true of the El Cheapo Wal-Mart Special Westinghouse and Olevia models). On the other hand, even the huge and expensive Sony 70" DLP gets darker and dimmer if your aren't dead center in front of it. Plasma is a huge power hog and subject to burn-in issues. Even from a distance you can see millions of little dots, which I find distracting. Besides, plasma is yesterday's technology. LCD is the best of the lot until the newer technologies like OLED start arriving in stores.