I am a Circuit City employee and personally i would not go for the LG, I don't find the picture looking that great, you had it right when u said panasonic. It has 8.5 billion colors and a 5000:1 contrast ratio, along with a life span of 60,000 and pixel shifting technology allows for basically NO burn it ever.... panasonic is also one of the few manufacturers to master the true black detail and best blue to red gas ratio......
out of the 2 tv's you gave me thats my opinion, the 50 vs the 500 not alot of difference between the 2.
Greetings all. I have been looking at getting either a plasma or a LCD HDTV for probably about 7 months now and I can't make up my mind on which one to get. I was long sold on the Pioneer 4350hd plasma, but that model has been replaced with the 4360hd. And the $4000+ they want for that is way out of my league. My second choice was the Panny 42PX50 OR 42PX500 plasma, preferably the PX500. I have seen this unit online for under $3000, which is a really great deal. But my new interest has been LG's 42" new LCD model. This one, unlike other models, has HDMI and a 9-in-2 memory card reader. I have looked EVERYWHERE, but cannot find any news about this set. The specs, including resolution and other particulars really sound nice, but I have no idea on what to go on for this set. I have seen this model go on eBay for about $3400, which is a bit much, but might be a bargain if it is indeed a nice set. Any help would be nice. Or should I just go for the Panny??......

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