LCD VS. Plasma

MilSimBaller wrote: oh and dont go projector...too expensive, doesnt have a good picture in a lit room, and once you buy a screen and a projector, and a stand for the projector, you might as well buy a new car.

I don't know about that...

True, you don't want front projection in a bright room, but you don't really need a dark room at all.  Projectors don't have viewing angle issues, don't have burn-in issues, and don't force you to buy a mediocre sound system just because it came in the same box.  You can also get a screen as big as your room will allow with only marginal increase in cost.

As to cost - very comparable to a quality TV set.  Projector + screen + installation:  Less than $5000, with all quality parts.  About the same as a high-end bigscreen.  Of course, you still have to get separate audio, but you would want to do that with your high-end TV anyway.

So for essentially the same cost, or less, you get a 90-inch, 100-inch, or more, instead of a 50-60-70 inch TV.

If your room allows for it, and if you were planning on upgraded audio anyway, front projection is pretty sweet.