@ZenfolderVGI

I own both, do u? I have a 50 Pioneer kuro for movies and a 40 and 26 Bravia for spare rooms and gaming. the Kuro is a diamond when watching movies from, but not as good as both my LCD's when gaming.

Listen or don't listen, makes no difference to me. :p

Sony don't make Plasmas. They stopped doing them way back and went fully into LCD's, as they thought it was a much better tech.

Here is a prediction, When OLED's and Lasers come in, plasma will fade away, but LCD should remain.

I haven't smoked crack either, but I know it's bad for you.

There's a pair of 6 year old twins in England that own a Television shop.

Owning something, and knowing about it are two different things.

Your TVs have other factors that may alter viewing results, such as how far away you are when you watch, their brand and quality, size and tier, age and state.

While I'd like to assume that most peoples anecdotes are as accurate a measure of things as generally accepted truths, I unfortunately find that they never are.

I don't deny or confirm your comments, I simply claim that, all things being equal in the medium-high tier range of newer model televisions, neither format, LCD or Plasma, perform "much better" than their counterpart, at any task, ever.

I have a 50'' "Soniq" Plasma (720p / 1080i), and I love it. I would always recommend a Plasma for movies & gaming - LCDs make for better monitors, or when you need a super high resolution.

I also think full HD (1080p) is just a waste of money, but the cost has come down a lot recently.

I bought my TV for under $2000 AU around 12 months ago, and its now $1299 (AU). The 40'' version is only around $799 AU.

My opinion: Go for LCD. Also, I strongly recommend a glossy screen like the higher end Samsungs. Anyone who's basing his choice on picture quality will know to do that. Matt screens kill your contrast and your colour, and are only better in a few select situations (such as a light source directly behind the screen). In bright conditions the picture becomes quite indescernable, and in medium-low lighting the picture is still noticaly inferior. (It's also one of the main reasons why people claim plasma is better with it's blacks than LCD. Many people go for the "ooh, no reflections", but try find a plasma with a matte screen). With a glossy screen you just have to take a few considerations on where to place the TV to avoid reflections.

The viewing angles are also perfectly adequate with LCDs these days. And LCDs with 120 HZ refresh rates do superbly in displaying motion.

Plasmas on the other hand have burn-in, phosphor trails, and flicker. LCDs show a continuous image, so they're similar too film in that respect so they do better for movies (which are shot in 24fps anyway).

1080p isn't really a big deal for games, at least not yet. Most games don't even go to 1080p, though with what I have, I can tell the difference with GT5P. For Blu-ray I think this is a different story. I just went from a 720p to 1080p 120hz TV. There is a pretty noticeable difference in movies that go 1080p. I am as much a movie buff as a video game nerd, so I wanted to go all the way. Games will get there soon, but for now, 720p is probably enough for the vast majority of gaming.

is there any burn risk in the new plasmas ?? and is the games make the risk of the burn higher ??

ok one last question .... is the 1080p will make a huge difference in the picture ?? because i read it will not make any difference in size below 50" .. is this true ??