HotRod said:

Well, after browsing countless websites and looking round endless stores, it seems that the PS3 is the way to go.

Now all that's left is to update my TV...

...so

LCD or Plasma....which is better?? ;)

Good to hear you're going for the PS3 :) I have all 3 consoles and i refuse to pay the subscription fee for X-box live just to play online. And Sony aren't thinking of charging the PS3 owners for online access. It's just a rumour probably started by X-box fanboys. But i do play on all 3 equally and i am not a PS3 fanboy.

Now onto the TV's. Well I would never recommend a plasma to anyone. a decent LCD blows a plasma away. Most people see the TV's in a shop and funnily enough the one that usually looks the best is the one they are trying to promote. They never have the TV's set up correctly so plasmas look slightly better. but i have seen on so many plasmas what i can only describe as a dot effect on certain colours. It almost looks like the picture is a gif image. Some may not even notice this because they are used to their plasma, but its there. Watching HD looks better on a properly set up and good quality LCD too. I hate all the crap about plasma has better blacks. Well do you have prefect blacks when watching a movie at the cinema? no. But even the newer LCD's have solved that problem without causing crushed blacks. But...

Have you thought about the new LED TV's? Perfect black levels and the picture looks amazing. I saw the new LG 42" one at my local store and everything seemed so real it blew the picture on all the other sets away, including my 42" LG LCD. Fast moving objects didn't lose their sharpness in HD at all. And the TV is so ultra slim, LCD & plasmas just can't compete with this. I played about with the picture, turning off all the image enhancement stuff that is usually on by default and the picture became even better.

I would seriously think about getting one of these. It's going to make your PS3 image look so great :)