Flat Screen Recommendations: 50 to 60 inch

Ssvlaunch: A Panasonic salesman told me that the power supply has been scaled back compared to the Kuro design.

Think it had something to do with EU restrictions.

Don't know if this makes a significant difference in
picture quality.

The 58 inch plasma looks awsome (it's about an inch deep?).

Thanks everyone. I'm going to print this out and go shopping.

I initially bought a Toshiba Plasma because it looked the best at Costco and because from what I had read, plasma had the more vivid colors/contrast... However.. Now that the LED Backlit LCD televisions are here... I think the game is over... Again.. the Samsung or LG LED/LCD TVs are available around 1600-1900 for 55"... Kinda impossible to beat..

Pioneer used to outsource Kuro its' panel manufacture to Panasonic.

Best,
Dave

Backlit LCD is still trumped by Plasma, its getting closer all the time but we are talking about today and not a year or so from now. But buy what makes you happy cause even if its not quite as good its not like your ever gonna do direct comparisons in your home.