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Originally Posted by John Doe
Not being one to hang out in stores or in front of the TV all the time, I went to a guy's house I know that owns a chain of A/V stores (and a bar). He had nothing but Sony LCDs in his house.
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FWIW, when I was shopping for a big screen HDTV a few months ago, my experience was completely different.
I shopped at Best Buy Magnolia Home Theater, Circuit City, and a large independent TV store (Paul's TV), I couldn't find any sales person who actually owned an LCD. Their reasoning is that Plasmas are just so much better than LCDs.
Even at Best Buy's Magnolia Home Theater, where they sell higher end stuff, the manager told me that about 80% of all the TVs they sell are plasmas.
Also,
If you check out any of the websites that compare the pros / cons of LCD's vs. Plasma, like cnet or crutchfield, plasmas outrank LCDs in every category but one.
Plasma is better than LCD in: Viewing angle, contrast ratio and black level, and motion handling.
LCD ranks better in potential for burn in.
Their panel life is the same: 60,000 hours.
Check out this page from Crutchfield:
http://www.crutchfieldadvisor.com/S-75Cxb060gUa/learningcenter/home/tv_flatpanel.html