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New tv?

Well it looks like the not so old Samsung 50 inch plasma is on its last legs. It has a blue vertical band running down the left side and repair folks are telling me it is likely the display panel which cost as much or more than a new TV to repair. So what are you folks liking these days as the best TV for home theater? This is a set up with an oppo 103 and NAD integrated amp and Sonus fabar toy towers. We are looking for a 55 inch set and are wondering if plasma is still the best way to go? As always thanks for any suggestions.
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bo1972
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The other important thing what I miss is: sharpness. Samsung is a lot sharper than Panasonic. For me this is a lot more important than the best blacks. Light output is also much more important. The other problem of the Panasonics is the fan noise. Samsung is more silent.
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Next week I will receive the F8500. a few weeks later I will write a review about it.
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Cool. Can't wait to hear your thoughts.
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Just wait and see........
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This year's contenders for flatpanel shootout included three plasmas and three LED-lit LCD TVs. The models were:
•Panasonic TC-P65ZT60 65-inch Plasma HDTV
•Samsung PN64F8500 64-inch Plasma HDTV
•Panasonic TC-P65VT60 65-inch Plasma HDTV
•Sony XBR-65X900A 65-inch LED-lit LCD Ultra HD TV
•Panasonic TC-L55WT60 55-inch LED-lit LCD HDTV
•Samsung UN55F8000 55-inch LED-lit LCD HDTV

As was the case last year, the plasma TVs outperformed the LED/LCD sets overall, by a fairly wide margin. Even the mighty 4K "Ultra HD" Sony LED TV was bested by the three 1080p plasma sets from Panasonic and Samsung. Of course, we did not view any native 4K content (of which there is currently very little) on the Sony. Doing so would surely have highlighted its strengths in picture detail. But one might have expected its greater resolution and scaling would have given it an edge over the competition even on regular HD material. It turns out many other areas of display performance are more important than the number of pixels, so the Sony finished off around the middle of the pack.
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