I've heard there are serious problems with plasma's as to their longevity. There are others here such as Woodman who will be able to qualify that far better than I. The rumor is that they will fry in about 5 years, tops. Before I unload a bunch of dead presidents on anything just because it is hip and cool, I'd consider how long it will last. Yes, plasma's native pixel rate is better than most crt and lcd sets. However, dlp's are right there and don't have the burn-in problem of plasmas. Also, the new LCOS sets are supposed to offer the best of all worlds. Right now, it seems that the best picture for the money is still good 'ol crt. They may not hang on the wall but their black level is still the best and they don't suffer the bleeding problems of first gen dlp's.

BTW, as far as getting a "cheap" plasma, buyer beware: you get what you pay for. There a good chance the picture will unlikely be better than a crt that you could have purchased for half the price. Just a thought...

Good luck