20th Century Mark said:
Why LCD? I thought plasma had better contrast ratio, faster response and wider viewing angle. I'm new to all this so I don't really know.

Yeah, but not the plasma you picked....sorry.

Panasonic is fine but go for at least a 1080p set....720p sets are antiquated by now....

Rule of thumb is...

1. Bright room, either lit with sunlight or brigth lights go with an LCD

2. Darker room, setup for movie viewing, low level lighting or non at all, go for the plasma.

It all depends on how you're going to spend the majority of your viewing time...