I went with plasma. This was a couple of years a go when lcd refresh rates were slow and watching sports on them sucked balls if you didn't spend a gazillion dollars on a set.
It's now outdated(like me) according to industry standards today. Mine is only 720P but I am still amazed at the clarity and picture quality of it. I chose Panasonic fwiw.

We went with a Samsung DLP Been happy with if for a few years now

Actually the store is a pretty bad way to judge a set for several reasons. For one the lighting conditions at the store are not going to be the same as in your home.

Second, it's anybody guess what picture settings were set on which TVs, and its not likely any of the sets were properly set up, with the possible exception of the higher end set in the Magnolia room (and even that is questionable).

Finally most of the sets are fed a feed thats being split numerous times. With analog signals I know this was an issue. I don't know what method they are using to split the digital signal these new sets are getting, but if there is any signal conversion taking place, this is an issue. I doubt this is happening , but I really don't know.

Back to Ant's original question on wether $400 was worth the "upgrade" to an LED set. Well that depends on if its full-array LED or just edge-lit. I probably wouldnt pay that much more for edge lit unless I really needed a 1.2" thin TV. Secondly, is the only "upgrade" of the LED set the fact that it has LED backlighting, or does it also contain other features like VGA input, additional HDMI inputs, DLNA support, etc. For all we know he could be comparing two very unequal sets.

And of course, when you are ready to buy, make sure you do some shopping around for price.. 6th Ave, Best Buy and Sears often have sales.. PC Richards seems to have terrible prices, so I'm guessing you will have to work at getting the price down.

What sets are you comparing Ant?

Also, start to look at the NEWER sharp LCD's. THey are actually being produced by pioneer..........ANT if you you PM me whats you want' to spend. I can check my distributor and atleast tell you what you should spend or even help get you what you want. If you find something you like, I can also get you a price.. If on the lower to mid of the line you will def get a better price at the store as the by in bulk. You can do reasearch and still go nuts trying to buy the right tv. I install these things every day and now only sell a handfull of manufacturers and models that look great and last.

56 inch samsung, got it home, plugged everything in, turned it on, looked good to me! :D

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I got the Samsung UN55B8000 55-Inch 1080p 240 Hz LED HDTV a few months ago and LOVE it! I did have a conventional 42 in b4:lol:

Ok, thanks guys. I will let you know what models I'm looking at.

We got a new TV last year, and went with the Samsung LN52B750 52" LCD. Didn't do much research to be honest but it seemed the only advantage to the LED was thinner and lighter and since I wasn't wall mounting that didn't matter, plus that unit had a big discount on it. As it turned out that set had great reviews and so far we are very happy with it

i want a 65 in samsung or sony 240hz lcd for under $900 or a 55" 56" for less than $700. hence i'm still looking and prob will never buy a tv -= \0