Samsung SPR4232 42-Inch Flat Panel EDTV Plasma TV
Lets be fair...
I have this TV and it is amazing...amazing enough for neighbors and friends to stop over just to see what I am watching! If you have a conventional TV right now you don't know what you are missing! There is no comparison, DVD's look surreal...just pop in anything...trust me! Reviews like this must focus on the important issues: Picture quality...if I pause a dvd I can count nose hairs on an actress if I wanted to, without zoom!I can read normally indecipherable details in movies, roadsigns, writing, etc. The picture quality of my TV is way way better than the best movie theatres...nuff said. <br /> <br />NO BRAINERS BELOW: <br /> <br />The speakers on the TV do suck...but why spend $2000 on a TV and not spring for a nice stereo setup? Recievers are dirt cheap now, getting a 5.1 setup cost $299 complete...C'mon! <br /> <br />Plasma TVs will burn-in IF...you do not enable \\"pixel shift\\" a feature of this model or if you leave a static image onscreen for hours...how often will I fall asleep with my TV on pause or on PC mode, never if I enable the sleep timer...another feature of this model. <br /> <br />Contrast Ratio...it is just a number. Compare features of comparable models. The EDTV Panasonic costs the same and has a slightly, very slightly sharper picture...but I have a cable card, no ugly cable box! I have a PC port. I have a 2 year warranty, from Samsung. I have a modern looking design, and built in burn-in protection! None of those features are on the Panny! The Sony WEGA EDTV 42\\" costs $3500! Nearly double what my TV costs with no difference in picture quality. <br /> <br />Lets be fair and compare apples to apples. I love this TV, compare feature to feature and then picture to picture and the Samsung wins!