Panasonic TH-50PX75U 50" HDTV Plasma TV

In November I went cheap and entered the world of HDTV with an Insignia 32-in., 720P, LCD screen from Best Buy along with upgrading to DirecTV's 1080i package. My first reaction was, "This is nice", but not as in "niiiiiiccccce!" Four months later the Insignia's screen starts to act-up, and that's when I say to myself, "Let's do it right this time."

My wife and I were watching some Hi-Def shows last night and couldn't keep from saying "Wow!" about every 20 minutes. Even with just relying on the TV's speakers it felt like we were there. Played around with the colors, brightness, etc, at that was easy enough with the on-screen interface. The couch is about 110" from the TV, so the 50" screen was a good size. Wouldn't want to go bigger, but glad we didn't get the 42".

Also glad I spent the extra $400 and got the 2007 model that's all black instead of the 2006 model that had silver trim. The Insignia had silver trim, so naturally I now equate silver trim to "cheap".

Since I do not consider myself an audio/video aficionado, I didn't hesitate to spend money now on a 720p system instead of waiting or spending more on a 1080p system. I am a touch worried about screen burn-in, but if this can last beyond five years then I'll be very happy.