I have the KDS-50A2000 and am very happy with it. The Panny is nice and is a good quality plasma, but the SXRD models have been the recent talk of the town when it comes to picture quality since they are native 1080p supporting and have the highest pixel density of any TV technology. The Panny will have a better viewing angle, but the SXRD viewing angle is very good for a projection TV. Both are great TVs, but I was sold on what you get for the money from teh SXRD.