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In the market for a plasma.........suggestions?

I've been researching plasma tv's for quite some time now and would like to hear any suggestions which brands to check out. My sitting distance is around 12.5' from couch to wall where I'd like to wall mount the plasma. The screen size would either be a 42 or 50 inch. Been reading over on avs forum and it seems many people are happy with the Panasonic and Hitachi displays. I've looked at the Panasonic th50px60u and Hitachi 42HDS69 and really liked them. Apparently though with the Hitachi, many people were having macroblocking issues in dark scenes. Do all plasma's have problems such as the Hitachi? I'd like to keep the purchase under 3k. Thanks for your help.
bradz

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ptmconsulting
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Is it still a wise decision to also purchase the after market warantees when buying a plasma? Do the newer plasma's still suffer from issues that will need warantee work within 2 years?

I'm also interested in the Panny TH-42PX60U, and see great prices from several on-line merchants (@$1300). Or is it worth it to buy from a local store (@$300-500 more) where you can bring it back easily if/when something goes wrong.

Thanks,
Bob
ptmconsulting
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That's a great suggestion Rysa4. It's not just a matter of finding the best price. Problems definitely DO happen, and enough of us have been burned by needing to return a defective unit before (e.g. claims that it was never received back, rediculous restocking fees, buyer pays all freight charges, etc.).

In the long run it might be better to buy it at Costco. Now I wish they'd just carry that Panny (hey, that rhymes).

Enjoy,
Bob
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