Flat Screen Recommendations: 50 to 60 inch

Allow me to offer a suggestion out of the ordinary. If you do not need to mount the TV on a wall, seriously consider the Mitsubishi DLP TVs. I got a 60" WD-60638 from BestBuy for $797 with a FREE wieless BluRay player. That is NOT a typo.

The picture quality of this TV is outstanding, better than any plasma or LCD that I have seen. It looks so very natural and it is also very *fast*, no motion blur when watching hi-speed scenes - football, soccer, etc.

I am thoroughly pleased with this TV, it is MUCH better than I expected, especially considering the ridiculously low price that I paid.

If you want to move up their line, look at a WD-60738

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Ssvlaunch: A Panasonic salesman told me that the power supply has been scaled back compared to the Kuro design.

Think it had something to do with EU restrictions.

Don't know if this makes a significant difference in
picture quality.

The 58 inch plasma looks awsome (it's about an inch deep?).

Thanks everyone. I'm going to print this out and go shopping.

I initially bought a Toshiba Plasma because it looked the best at Costco and because from what I had read, plasma had the more vivid colors/contrast... However.. Now that the LED Backlit LCD televisions are here... I think the game is over... Again.. the Samsung or LG LED/LCD TVs are available around 1600-1900 for 55"... Kinda impossible to beat..

Pioneer used to outsource Kuro its' panel manufacture to Panasonic.

Best,
Dave