Quote Originally Posted by yamdsp-a1
I would say the plasma would have a higher resale value where I live because the supply is very limited and duty and shipping are very expensive.
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What kind of plasma do you own? What problems, if any, have you experienced with it? Any strange things about it, quirks of plasma tv's?
That's a strange situation with the resale, Yam. Where do you live?

I have a Panasonic 42"...forget the model number...THD42WUDY or something screwy like that. It was the commercial version when I bought it 2 years ago, with a black bezel instead of silver and without any kind of stand or mounting hardware included. The stand was about $500 at the time.

I've experienced no problems whatsoever with the unit. It looks great, but it really is just used mainly for movies. I watch little TV and when I do, it's either through the TV tuner in my computer or falling asleep in my bedroom with The Tonight Show on. My plasma will probably go 50 years before it hits that 50% mark!

Quirks? While in an audio store in Denver, a salesman recently told me that plasmas have an audible hum at high altitude. Another one told me that the picture on a 42" Marantz EDTV unit looked better than one on a 50" Marantz HDTV unit. Go figure. He knew I wasn't shopping for plasmas, so I trust he wasn't cooking the data for a sale.

Probably the only thing I don't like about mine is the cord connections. The connectors are pretty hard to get at and the power cord is too easily pulled out of its socket. Fortunately, once it's all hooked up you don't have to struggle with it anymore.

Although I haven't kept up on the progress of the technology, I believe Panasonic is still the brand to beat for display quality. The contrast ratio is one of the highest in the industry which gives it great blacks. Other plasmas look a little "washed-out" in comparison. You may be looking at cheaper plasmas like Gateway, Samsung and other names, but you may be disappointed. When I bought mine, Panasonic and Pioneer had the best quality displays from all the information I was able to gather.