This is interesting as my Samsung DLP blew up a few days ago (this time I decided not to fix it)...
I've only had very poor luck with Samsung. In speaking with a salesman at JR, I has asked many questions, Plasma vs LCD, why so many people buy LCD, etc....particularly after everything I've read indicates Plasmas are a superior display (except in bright rooms).
At J&R (massive electronics store here in NYC) he said 9 out of 10 people guy LCDs. But we started shooting it, and came down to the Plasma Viera g25. It was interesting because everytime I kept asking about the twice as much Samsung LED (my friend has the top model but it still looks strange, like everything filmed hand-held) he kept pointing me back to the Panasonic. In fact he even tried to get me to go the cheaper S2 than the g25.
He said Samsungs in his estimation show up the most with issues as far as LCD, he said Sony the least, and the picture quality between the two is similar. But the Panasonics, and according to the high def forums online, these are where its at if you can get over apparently what is just a bad reputation (burn in, too hot). It does use more power for sure. But the picture, particularly for sports is supposedly the best, no motion lag as with LCDs.
Just food for thought. Would be curious to hear CaSmith or anyone else on this subject. I've yet to throw down money on it yet.
