the only TV in my price range dell is going to have for BF is a sharp 42" for 599.

 

theres a 37" vizio 1080p for for 539... I'm not sure if the extra 5" is worth $200 (:chuckles

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/p...9&sku=A2953135

 

hate to repeat myself...but since you still havent pull the trigger...ill say it again
stick with the top tier brands
dont know bout you...but when i spend that amount of $$...picture quality is on top of the list
you wont get that with vizio nor sharp

 

is there really that significant of a difference between a vizio and a panasonic? its my understanding that the vizio tvs are actually pretty good quality but i could be mistaken.

 

back then Vizio was one of the leading brand in term of cost:value
not true anymore since there's a HDTV war right now (hence the plummeted prices)
a panny g10 plasma will outperform most TVs in the market in term of PQ once calibrated, the 54" model went as low as $1300-1400
would i pay a few hundred more for the panny over a vizio?
definitely

 

Sharp is top tier.

Samsung, Sony and Sharp are where it's at.

 

Note please that the samsung LCD sets from last year are having major issues. Not sure if this has cleared up but bad caps on the power supplies are causing shut offs and in my case a 6" off color bar at the bottom of my ln52a650... may still apply to the newer ones because they asked recently to have quite a few people send their sets in for a free in-depth diagnosis.

not sure if this applies to the new models though.

 

At 50" it is highly unlikely you will notice a difference between 720p and 1080p. I agree with your choice of the 50" plasma. Panasonic makes great TV's and it's probably the best bang for your buck.

 

if i wanted to spend more, would someone recommend the sharp aquos LED LCDs?

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16889248054

is that thing worth a damn?