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Why are LCDs more popular than plasma?

I have a rough time seeing differences in picture quality between brands and models, but the difference between plasma and LCD are overt even to me. When I go to bestbuy, fry's, etc. and gaze at their displays of flatpannels, plasma televisions just look beautiful, despite the reflections, while LCDs just remind me of working on my laptop. Is there more merit to the quality of LCD than I observe or is there some other reason LCDs outnumber plasmas?
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soundqcar
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Guys....it's IMAGE RETENTION, not Burn-in!

...and, if a Plasma TV is properly broken-in for the first 200-300 hrs, you will NOT experience image retention issues.

The people that bitch about this....either don't own one, and read it somewhere, or watch Headline News on their plasma in torch mode, 24/7. Break 'em in, use actual watchable settings....enjoy.

I break mine in with a disc, then I can watch any channel I want, as long as I want to...no issues.

If you're a movie fan, LCD doesn't cut it...period.
soundqcar
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Dbphd...

I've had both...and currently have both. Pioneer Kuro,Samsung LCD.

You can pontificate all you like, I am speaking from experience with both formats.

I was simply tired of listening to people make assumptions towards Plasma, when it's readily apparent they don't have the first clue what they're talking about.
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