Hi JohnDeerGN- there's been some good advice in this thread but consider the pro's and cons considering I've had both TV's.
If it's going to be putting it in a room with bright windows, then you're much better off with an LCD. You won't regret it. It makes a big difference.
I find it really annoying to watch TV, and see glare from either a window or lamplight or any light for that matter. Plasma TV's have a nice picture, but have a good look at the LCD's out there. Choose ones with a really bright, clear screen.
Sony (my top choice, and also for sound too)
LG
Samsung
And a couple others. Have a good look at the others in the store and choose a screen which has a bright, clear, picture and no fuzziness or contrasts at all.
Another thought you can do is buy it from a good Store which has a good return policy. Circuit City, Best Buy, Sears, etc. Try them both out - LCD and Plasma. Let them know upfront, you'd like to buy the TV, but if it doesn't work out for you, that you can return it and swap it out for a different one. Ask them if they have a return fee or open item fee.
So, that means you can try both of them and see which one works better for you, and your living area.
Remember, you'll pay more a year in your electric bill for Plasma. Up to a couple hundred dollars, believe it or not especially the bigger the screen you get. 42 inch screen is a nice size, and will generate considerable heat.
In order to
never pay an opened item item fee, what you do is say that the item was broken or defective. This deter's any 15% fee for just about anything. If they still try and charge you that, you get the
manager to take it off your return, new purchase or trade in. It's unethical to charge someone that 15% open item fee if the item was defective in any way.... and that means if it doesn't work out as well -
Thanks guys; the room the TV will be going in is a pretty bright room; with quite a few windows
