bigemoney1

Actually if you do your research well enough, you will find that all plasmas will have temporary burn in. That is still very much a problem for ALL plasmas, they just create way too much heat for the pixels to cool off, even with orbiting pixel screen savers that the new plasmas have. I think that most of the reviews and so called experts haven't used plasmas for a long enough period in everyday situations to make the correct review of this problem. Plus "unbiased" reviewers like Cnet and others are actually paid a lot like politicians. They review what they get the most money from. Believe me I have worked with Plasmas everyday since they came out and I have seen all the problems and benefits of each brand and style. I love plasmas but no one will be able to tell me that burn in doesn't happen on the "new" models. Unless of course you buy a $6000+ plasma like a Pioneer Elite or better. But these budget tvs that go on sale for under $1500 are going to see at least a temporary burn in that needs to be wiped occasionally. Sounds like you have been sold by a smooth tv salesman, or perhaps Cnet.

The only problem with a plasma tv is the burn in. They still can't quite master the problem. It isn't permanent typically though. Most have what they call a WIPE feature that makes the screen all white for about 10 minutes. I have a 1080p Hitachi plasma that I need to use the wipe feature after watching a movie that has the black bars on the side. But the plasma tv has a faster refresh rate, meaning that you can watch high speed footage like football or action movies without the ghosting images. And the colors are more true and bright, and the black and whites are better. I own both LCD and Plasma and I can't side with on over the other. They both are good in their own ways. Plasma is better for sports and movies and they are cheaper for the bigger sizes. The LCD is good for smaller tvs in every day watching. Hope that helps.

I worked at Best Buy for a while and I would recommend Samsung to anyone looking for a good quality HDTV. They definitely know the technology. 720p is a little outdated, but the difference is not quite worth the extra few hundred dollars, if you are on a budget. A 720p NAME BRAND tv is always going to be better than a 1080p NO NAME BRAND tv, no matter what anyone tells you. No-name-brand tvs just won't last very long before they need repair or replacement. Believe me I have seen the amount of returns on cheap brand tvs. Bottomline, its a great tv for the price.

Just thought I would let everyone know that may be looking for a good tv at a great price. Go to bestbuy's website and there is a link in the middle of the page for the deal. The administrator will not let me post the link in my thread.