Panasonic TH-42PX60U 42-Inch Plasma HDTV
Best plasma value out there
I researched heavily before I made this purchase, and my sentiments favored an LCD TV, but I couldn't get past the picture superiority of this Panasonic plasma.  When the product hit my price point, I ordered through Amazon and after a month I'm very happy with my purchase.   <br /> <br />Setup was a snap, and the HDTV picture is perfect from a digital cable feed.  I've been very pleasantly surprised with the good quality pictures from analog cable channels.  Noise reduction on this model works far better than most HDTVs, and if you watch any significant amount of analog cable, you'll appreciate this. <br /> <br />TV menus are very intuitive, which is good, because the manual is extremely difficult to decipher.  I've noticed this before on other Panasonic electronics products, and their presentation has gotten worse, not better. <br /> <br />One last comment---you will find a lot of upper end electronics stores trumpeting the 600 series of Panasonic as being superior to the 60 series, but you won't find the products side-by-side for comparison, in fact you probably won't even find them in the same store.  Compare the pictures and I think you will find that the 600 series has a more luxurious cabinet and a little stronger sound system, but the picture is identical---then decide if the difference is worth several hundred dollars.