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Originally Posted by pal156
if it is a sunny room lcd has no glare, if a darker room go plasma. I wenyd lcd and love it,if you go lcd make sure it has a high contrast ratio. high contrast ratio = better colors
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I work as the Business Development Mgr for a custom entertainment/home technology firm on the south shore. It is true if you can't control the ambient lighting in the room an lcd will provide better viewing. However for pure performance, reliability, true to life colors, the plasma is a better purchase. I can recommend models we spec that have a very low failure rate in the field. The knock on LCD has been the slower refresh rates on the picture. The big box stores will show you still photography, cartoons, etc when showing the lcd's because anything fast moving accross the screen may produce a slight pixelization effect. If you watch a lot of movies, sports, etc and can control the lighting in the room go with the plasma. If you can't control the lighting as well and will be watching a lot of tv during the day and also play a lot of video games go with the LCD. Sharp, Sony, Samsung for the lcd's. Pioneer for the plasma. We sell a high end brand plasma by Fitjitsu but it's pricey, $3500 for a 42". In 5 years of installing Fijitsu's and Pioneers(roughly 300+ installs) we've replace 0 Fijitsu's and 2 Pioneers because of manufacturer defects. LCD's have a much higher manufacturer defect rate. Fijitsu is the only manufacturer that offers a 3 year warranty, Pioneer is 1 year. Don't get fooled with the big box stores and their extended warranty. They won't come to your house to get the tv and it will be months before you get another one. Feel free to PM me if you have specific questions. I do this everyday so I don't mind talking to you before you make a purchase.