Can I ask you a question what kind of Plasma TV did you get? Our TV is acting up (it’s a 1984 so I can’t complain but still I love that TV and wouldn’t think of replacing it otherwise lol). I was looking at the Black Friday Ads and reading reviews and I had come to the conclusion a Plasma is what we should buy and I noted Panasonic had very good ratings so I was thinking of one of those.
Plasma, being a glass screen, if you have occasion to have small children around, make sure its wall mounted. Also the glare is an issue. The screen has serious glare issues if not positioned correctly. I have a 42 inch samsung in my bedroom.
My 2 cents:
I have had a Panasonic 42” 720p plasma for 2 years. I has been great. I bought it on Black Friday for $799. I think you can buy it today for $450-499 at Sears. The only drawback is that the plasma screens are glass and reflects sunlight coming into the room. Therefore, you sometimes need to lower the shades on your windows during the day.
Do not bother paying for 1080p. You will not be able to see the difference unless you go to a 50” or larger. Also, the only machine that gives you full 1080p is a Blueray player. I know 4 other people that have this exact TV and have had no problems with it. Some of them paid close to $2000 for them. Also, the sound out of this TV is much better than most others. Check out CNET or Consumer Reports. They both have rated the Panasonic as the best TV to buy.
Eventually we will all be watching LED tv’s. However, they are too expensive right now. give them another five years.
Your judgement agrees with mine. I got a Panasonic Viera plasma. It took a bit of fiddling with the color tuning, but the picture is great (of course, my basis for comparison is a 1993 Mitsubishi CRT “big screen” console). Looking forward to trying it out with blu-ray.
Wart Dog.....Careful we were looking at plasma, good quality and great pricing, but with the glass on the front of the screen there’s viewing problems in daylight in a room with a lot of windows. Also night time reflections from lamps can be bad also. We ended up with a LCD (I think), great picture and wonderful viewing day or night.
Plasma tends to use more electricity. My 50 inch gets quite warm. Can feel the heat from the screen up to 3-4 feet away....