Is This The Time To Buy A New TV?...

I would'nt buy at the moment as technology is quickly moving forward and the current crop of lcd's and plasmas wont give you the resolution that blu-ray can provide ( that is if the format succeeds) but if you have to buy spend as little as possible, I would strongly suggest a bottom end 100hz digital loewe or the like, the pictures that these provide are equal IMO to far more expensive plasmas and will provide you a stunning picture until the next generation plasma becomes generally available and affordable.

Trust me when the 'new' comes,people will be waiting for the 2nd generation;for the 'bugs' 2 B gone. One could wait 10/20 years--if one chooses.---Depends on your passion/portfolio.You are missing a lot of good stuff; now.---Just my opinion.

Wait and something better will eventually come along at a cheaper price.

Buy now and and start enjoying it right away. A year ago I decided to buy a sony plasma and I'm glad I did. Its already provided a year's worth of enjoyment.

I bought a 32" Sharp from Costco for 449.00. No HDTV...but, looks good enough for me. The other stuff has too many flaws for the $$$. Seen a Panasonic 32" elsewhere for $499.00.

Happy Holidays.

I have pondered this very question and my thought is that in just a few short months it is likely that some good price drops will occur for plasma and LCD flatscreens. I am not won over by the projection TVs so I am waiting for prices to get below $2.5K-$3K for a good 50" HD plasma (maybe not in next few months). I really prefer the LCD, these seem to be best for all around including non HD which will dominate in my system. I have friends who have HD projection that seem to gravitate to HD programming not for the programming content per se, but because it is HD or maybe more accurately it is not not HD. I'm still going to wait a while. I think it will be worth it.