No doubt.. LCD is best for that scenario for sure..

 

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I have got a 50 inch plasma, and a 65 inch Mitsubishi DLP. I like them both but am totally in love with the dlp. The 15 inches it sticks out from the wall on its very attractive stand are just fine. Even though it is a much larger screen than the plasma it wieghs half as much. The 65 inch TV is 74 pounds and moves easily. Power consumption and price vs a similar sized plasma or LCD is no contest.


Picture is 1080p and is fantastic. Colors are great. I highly recommend Mitsu for big screen DLP. And the TV was incredibly cheap when I found an after Thanksgiving one day sale. I think I bought the regular priced $2600 tv for $1500.

The only downsides are it uses the lamp which has to be replaced every couple years or so for about $100 and ten minutes of your time.This is sort of our secondary TV so I only use it about 6 hours a week. Lamp life is supposed to be 10,000 hours but some fail sooner. It should last me many years.

And I use it for playing Halo. Watching TV from 12 feet seems like a perfect distance, but playing games that close can make your brain goofy.

1080p is nice to have, but in all honesty I have had a 55 inch rear projection 1080i,
a 720p 50 inch plasma, and the 65 inch 1080p and notice little difference in sharpness on most braodcast tv because they generally broadcast in 720p or lower resolution. The only difference you will notice is if you get a blue ray player then 1080p will show its merit. Also, the larger the screen, the more sharpness you will want so if you go 60inch, I'd try to get 1080p for future use. Its still not broadcast standard, but you never know what networks will do in the future.

I use the set in a full basement with only one small window so bright glare is only an issue a couple hours a day and a window shade fixes that. Best Buy I think stocks the lower level Mitsu's but if you have a more upscale store, there are some really nice sets. You can get a top of the line 72 inch Mitsu DLP for about $3500. Its amazing how fast you get used to a large TV and want a bigger one.

 

Anyone who thinks they can compare TVs by walking into a store is foolish. Almost all sets require tweaking for the best picture quality based on source, lighting, viewing angle, ect.

IMO, since most people won't even take the time to do this once the set is in their home, I think this argument is moot for 95% of owners buying smaller (32"-42") sets.

 

Very true, but I like a bright vivd picture with brilliant color and some TV's have such a dark muddy picture (usually the cheap sets) that will only go so bright with maximum adjustment. Then it gets worse as they age.

 

Yeah, if you're going to buy an Olivia set thinking it's going to stack-up with even a mid-priced one, you're crazy.

My set is a Sharp, which is by no means top-dollar- but looks about 10x better than the Vizio my brother saved a few dollars on.

My real point is that arguing LCD vs Plasma is ridiculous when most people just plug the thing in and start watching it.

 

Really? To me the LED did look brighter, but certainly not by much. A difference in observation i guess. Either way, I'd stick with normal DLP's too. I picked up a 1080P DLP Mitsu 65" for $1499 on tigerdirect.com several months back. Picture is fantastic and everyone that comes over always praises it. No regrets here, that and it was priced $600 less than everywhere else.