Which hdtv would you recommend and why?

If you live in Hou, TX sometimes I can get you some crazy deal that the BlueBock cannot even touch. Good luck.

Plasma is outdated. It is being discontinued by all manufacturers. Hello?????It did not go over. LED is superior

Don't fall for the LED based on a hyped up store display! Plasma is still a very, very good technology, and they are affordable. LEDs are initially impressive, and my god, they are overpriced.

the ascendance of lcd is mainly a function of the lower manufacturing costs of lcd panels, not the superiority of lcd over plasma technology--in other words, manufacturers will push the more profitable product. lcd's energy efficiency is another factor. however, i've read that plasma's manufacturing costs are lowering, and energy consumption is evening out, so we'd expect to see something of a plasma resurgence. i do agree with bojack on led--it's initially eye-popping and astounding, but can get pretty fatiguiging in real world use. the great technological step-up is probably oled, which is very expensive and still developing, but from what i've seen is pretty amazing.

So we have 2 camps here, one camp is for the Plasma and one camp is for the LED.

It's true that Plasma will be outdated soon, period. However, no one can deny the PQ of the Pio Elite Plasma line. It's no longer in production and now the transformation to a less expensive line of the Panny. The Panny TCP58VT25 is the only one I would buy if I opt for Plasma. Otherwise, I would not recommend anything less than the Samsung LCD/LED UN55C6300/7000 series. They are not overpriced as some posters stated. The LCD/LED price drops substantially if you do not need the LED 3D.

It's true that you can get some Panny, Samsung or LG Plasma for under 1.5k ( 1080P/600hz) but the price of the un55c630 can be had for around 1.8k. Remember the 1.18" thin, clear pannel/ 120hz/ethernet port....and most of all, the mega contrast ratio and NO HEAT.