i actually work in the entertainment dept @ circuit city. altho im no expert (tho i should be) ... it pretty much goes like this. if you are comparing flat-panel lcds vs flat-panel plasmas and both are hd ready then the lcd WILL have a better picture. plus the plasmas picture tends to pixelate(sp?) with fast moving images i.e. such as in a football game or like any fast moving image. and plus it depends what size you are looking for. flat panel lcds only come up to 30''in size. if you want something larger then the only option you have is the plasma .... now they also have lcd PROJECTIONS which are larger than 30in but they aren't flat panels and yes their prices are considerably lower than any plasma. if ur looking at mounting it on a wall and looks really matter to you i would recommend a lcd flat-panel if u dont care about mounting it on the wall then just buy a lcd projection they still look really nice.
cant go wrong either way.
oh and also yeah the life on the plasmas isnt supposed to be very good either, i dont know about it being only for a couple of years tho .... more like 5-7 years.
