i did never understand this viewing angle point. all magazines talk about that and i never had a problem with this and i own my 6th flat tv now which 4 of them were lcd's. i can watch from a wide angle on my actual led and the image stays almost perfect. only if i watch from an angle which no one would do the imgae starts to be too milky but yeah why the hell should i do that?

and talking about crosstalk for example it depends which technology you use for 3d. the passive led's don't have this problem for example like the active ones have. ok they have a lower res in 3d then but mine has passive 3d and i really have no prob with the lower resolution. 

and for me, after owning 2 plasmas (my last one before my actual tv was one and i stilll have it in my bedroom) i know for me i don't need plasma anymore. i like plasma more for normal tv but for gaming for example i like my led much more. the colors are more realistic on plasma so i liked it for faces in tv-shows and so on but for gaming i like the led colors much more and for movies it depends. unrealistic movies in fantasy worlds or cgi movies and i prefer led, a movie like shawshank redemption and i prefer plasma and since i don't use my tv only in a dark room because i'm not a zombie, plasma sucks compared to led's in rooms not as dark as the night. all together i prefer led now if it doesn't have too much clouding/banding which can be still a big problem for led's bu it really depends from tv to tv and if one model has it i just replace it for free within two weeks which isn't a problem at least where i live

(this is all my opinion and if someone likes this or that more on this or that tv i can live with it)

You do realize the only difference between an standard LCD and an LED LCD is that the LED uses a bright white LED array vs. a Bright white flouressent one right? LED has been getting better black levels than standard because most are edge lit....which means that the closer to the center you get, the darker the picture gets. It's also why so many people complain of a "HALO" effect. I have 2 LED backlit 1080P TVs, both in my kids bedrooms. They are nice TVs, but dont hold a candle to plasma in terms of picture quality or black levels. As for plasma needing to be viewed in a dark room, if it is set up correctly a plasma will be more than bright enough for the most well lit room. Their are a number of seetings including cell intensity which will brighten up the picture if needed. As for companies getting out of the plasma market, it has nothing to do with what the better technology is. It has to do with what the public was buying. More people flock to LCD because plasma had a bad name with a lot of issues when they first came to market. They also were under this misconception that LCD cost less to run. In reality they are about the same and sometimes more when looking at larger sizes. This is also the reason Mitsubishi is the only company still making a rear projection set. Sales declined and most companies cut ties. Sharp doesnt make plasma but they make some of the worste LCD panels on the market. Sony uses them now which is a major reason Sony TVs are garbage as well. Panasonic bought the rights to Pioneers KURO technology when Pioneer decided to focus on their audio business. NEC is still using plasma panels but they only supply commercial units.