Well, I thought it was obvious that I wouldn't check out any of those websites, but 'outrank' seems like a silly term. I probably know 50 (total guess) people that may own 150 LCDs or plasmas and they wouldn't give feedback on 'ranking' sites so I guess I would want to know who was reporting before I gave any stock to that. I learned my lesson on taking 'advise' from such sites by buying the biggest POS tires I have ever owned off TireRack because of the 'feedback' rankings.

My neighbor has a 50" LG plasma. Looks like a cheap piece of crap to be sitting in such a house--you press your finger on the screen and it shimmys all the way to the middle. I don't have to be an expert to know the quality of the Sonys I have are in a different league.

To each his own--maybe my senses just aren't as acute as others.

I agree with that as well as the tire analogy.

In the end, I tell people to look at the tv's and choose the one that looks best to their eyes.

I couldn't be happier with my 50" Panasonic plasma 1080p, except that now I wish I would've gone with the 60" size. As they say, bigger is better.

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2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

The jury is still out and personally I'm split between the two, if there is ANY light in the room Plasma just plain sucks IMO.

I have to reTV pretty quick and I'm thinking Sony Bravia - undetermined size, prices are falling so fast and the TV's are getting so much bigger I change my mind every time I go looking.

The size thing is what I consider extremely important all kidding aside. I have brought my projector home a few times and even in a 35 x 18 hall with 16ft. vaulted ceiling, my wife got nauseous (and lsu was winning) watching on the 13 ft. screen. As the Sonys were....gratuities, let's say, I could have gotten any size I wanted. I made a cutout from a piece of cardboard and let my wife pick the size for the informal living room (the br space was non-negotiable due to the cabinetry). The 18" swingout mount was a compromise for me not getting a 50"

Bravias--thats whats I got--you've seen the pics (vizio?).

The light thing is super, super important on the projectors at least--I know several people who have screwed up and bought cheap projectors for media rooms (bonus room over garage) and ended up basically having to duck tape their windows over. Mine was bought for using in court or during mediations and was 3X as much but you can watch it anywhere you can watch a tv under same light conditions. fing bulbs are $175 per though

By the time I have the money to buy one and a place to hang it, they'll probably be still cheaper and even better. It's like planing to invest in the stock market while it is crashing (correcting). You're glad you DIDN'T have the money any sooner.

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1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

No cable or satellite company in this country broadcasts in 1080p. The only 1080p input source is HD/Blue Ray DVD formats.

If ones main video source is cable/satellite, then the added expense of the 1080p format is wasted. Something to consider if HD DVD isn't important.

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That's true if you're going to go out and buy another TV when they ARE broadcasting in 1080. If I bought one now, I'd be planning to keep it until it stopped working. I'd want it to be capable of getting 1080 when that was available.

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1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

My theory on that sort of thing is if I want it, I go ahead and get it because I could easily be dead tomorrow and will have enjoyed one less thing had I waited. My girls love the flat screen that swings out and have since I got them in July. I probably haven't watched three movies on that one since I got them but the girls enjoyment of the 'moving tee vee' is worth it alone.

JD, you're not going quail hunting with Dick Cheney, are you?

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1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

No but I did come close to getting run down by a 7 x 3 string of coal barges Sunday morning while in an 18 ft. boat

I imagine they would have been pretty unforgiving should you have strayed front of them!

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1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

I did stray in front of them and the f'ing dog got tangled in the kill switch for the engine. After getting the vessel restarted and out of the way, I had my first beer before 7 am since college.

I hope you had a change of drawers with you, too.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Vizios are made in China and India. Headquarters are in California, though, so the fact that the CEO's derrier is perched on U.S. territory makes it an "American" company.

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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)