Toshiba 42HP66 42-Inch Plasma HDTV
Updated; Great Plasma for under two grand
Had the TV over a month now and am really pleased. I've always wanted a plasma but of course, the prices were way out of reach. Once they hit two grand and below I decided to take the plunge. People were telling me to go with the EDTV as they are a bit cheaper but its not high def. I decided with this one. I got it at Fry's Electronics. The tv has a very big wow factor in my middle sized apartment and I find myself watching more of my DVDs. The picture quality is excellent. I got comcast HD cable box with DVR for only 9.95 more a month so I cancelled my Tivo as they don't have HD (yet) on their drives. The sound is also excellent, much better than my sony trinitron that weighs a ton (over 100 pounds). The tv weighs somewhere around 80 pounds and is less than 5 inches thick. Panasonic makes the panels for Toshiba so you know the quality will be good as Panasonic's plasmas are always on the top of lists of best plasmas. Hope this helps.  UPDATE:  The TV has been working wonderfully. NO BURN IN. THe picture shift is on, meaning that it is always orbiting the screen unnoticeably though and about once a month I put on the White Screen to clear any burnin that may have occured. The BANDING is noticable in blue skies only. My PS3 games look unbelievably good.     The price of this television has dropped drastically since I bought it in May 2006. I paid two grand and now its availible for as little as $1200 ;(.