Panasonic TH-42PD50U 42-Inch Flat Panel EDTV Plasma TV
Better than Sony 42" rear pro. HD?
We have recently purchased a Sony Wega rear projection 42\\" High Def t.v.  Most channels are pretty good, some are perfect, others are poor...especially sports programs which have \\"action\\".  Watching football the foreground seems to be pretty nice but the background is awful...Basketball is even worse because it is constant motion.  We almost purchased this Panasonic EDTV because it had a nicer picture in the store and was actually cheaper than the Sony.  Our salesperson talked us out of the Panasonic because it was not HD and said we would only be able to view an analog picture in 3 years when all programming goes to HD.  He said we would have to purchase (or lease) a convertor box at that time to convert the HD signal to an analog signal and we would only be able to view in analog.  I have not seen anything mentioned about this future issue.  Was I given false info by our salesperson?  We are still within our 30 days and can switch to the Panasonic EDTV.  Some insight please.  Thanks.  Also, are there any issues with blurriness watching sports with the Panasonic?