A couple of things. First, I don’t expect this years black friday to really put them in the black.
Second, The reason the LCD and Plasma are being discounted is because of LED. I’ve seen it. I’ve seen the picture, the specs, the power consumption, the weight, the screen thickness. LCD and Plasma are hereby antiquated and will be obsolete in a year or two. They are going the way of the glass tube and will do so rapidly.
LED will replace LCD and Plasma as forcefully and rapidly (more rapidly, actually) as the electronic tuner and its companion, the infrared remote, replaced mechanical barrel tuners on TVs. They are simply superior in every way.
I’ve been using a DLP projector for years, and LCD before that. The LED’s are the first flat screen I’ve seen that motivate me to get a non-projection set.
I was in a store and watched a little of Sea Biscuit on blu-ray on an LED screen, maybe 50” screen...an AMAZING combination of technologies. It was the first time I looked at a screen and was unreservedly impressed...this at various angles and distances, even a FOOT AWAY. I’m glad I’ve held off on LCDs. They are...in my humble opinion...horribly overrated.
I think you mean LED back light. OLED sets which use no back light at all are still extremely expensive and may never catch on.
I think the LED back lights give a higher contrast ratio, but if that's what turns you on, then get a plasma for much less money. The fact is most HDTV's today look great to most people, regardless of the cost or technology.
I think i’ll wait for the OLED TV’s.
Have you seen that little Sony OLED set?
tiny but the pic is supposed to be superb.