[quote name='chopper731']Phillips LCD TVs are a good value for the money in my experience. My last roommate had one that he got on Black Friday a couple of years ago and it had a nice picture with good contrast and color. I bought a Samsung LCD 6000 series last year and we put them side by side. The Samsung looked a little bit better but probably only because it was newer.
Panasonic makes great plasma panels but you can't compare LCD and Plasma TVs on basis of color alone. Plasma offers the best color out there but it comes with weight, bulk (compared to LED) and a steeper price tag.
As far as "the way to go", it all comes down to budget my friend. A friend of mine just bought a 46" Samsung LCD for $700 and it looks fantastic! He got it for the great price because it was last years model. The new Samsung TVs do though have all the integrated web tv stuff like netflix app, web search, youtube, amazon movies on demand etc. built in but I personally don't care about that stuff because its all stuff I can do on my PS3 minus the Amazon on-demand but the PS video store makes up for that.[/QUOTE]
Well said man! I may have the same TV as your friend by the way. But indeed, it comes down to budget in the end. Mine cost 800 but I got it about 4 months ago... It was also a display model but It still looks great.
Anyways, he's quite right about not owning an HDTV because with this generation, you're missing out on the beauty of some of these games.