Plasma owners any problems??

I like my Pio Elite--I've got the 1410HD. No dead pixels. Great picture quality and depth--best I've seen other than the Fujitsu. The only shortcomings--this isn't necessarily Pio specific--are:

1. A lack of inputs. I resorted to buying a switch, since I've got 1 HDMI source, two DVI sources, and one component source. That lead me into the gates of hell--it turns out you can't just buy a DVI switch, and the existence of HDMI/DVI cables is not an indication the two specs are fungible--even just for video. If you go that route, get an HDMI switch...

2. No easy setting to turn off overscan. Net result is that my mac mini desktop is "bigger" than my screen, and I can't see the menu bars...

3. Its bloody heavy. Not as heavy as my Sony 36" XBR tube was, but the consequences of dropping it are commensurately more severe.

Most manufacturers have an "acceptable" number of pixels that can be dead straight out of the box. I think that Sony, for instance, will allow up to three dead pixels before they will even consider doing something about it. End-of-model close-out on a store demo can be affordable with the added benefit of the ability to inspect before purchase.

Good luck!

I've been very happy with my Marantz, and I had the same concerns you did when buying it. No problems at all. Only "problem" is that HD material looks so good, when you switch to a plain digital source it suffers in comparison, and analog stations look comparitively blurred. Hopefully there will be more and more HD programming.

Love my Fujitsu HD. Problems so far:
1. Possible burn in along edges when watching 4:3 material. Most commericials are still 4:3 even on HD channels.
2. Lots of heat, not a major factor in New England, but would be in Florida.
3. Fragile- Make sure you know what you are doing if you install yourself.
4. You will find yourself watching some pretty pathetic content, just to gawk at the HD PQ.
Awesome picture.