Panasonic TH-42PX50U 42-Inch Flat Panel HD-Ready Plasma TV
Gorgeous !
Beautiful saturated colors, but what makes it stand out from its far-behind competitors is the black level. The blacks in the darkest part of the picture are so deep that its virtually unchanged when the TV is turned off. That's the technology that puts Panasonic plasmas ahead of the competition - the ability to turn off the pixels completely without any residual or offset emission from the darkest pixels. The other brands (Samsung, Phillips, etc) cannot do that and the result is some shade of grey in the darkest shadows rather than pure black. Deep blacks = better contrast = more vibrant colors. I did a lot of side by side comparison at stores before settling for this one.  Among equivalent models none could touch the Panasonic.