Home audio & video forum: Samsung LED or Panasonic Plasma

I'm a LG fan all the way. I have the LW6500 I bought last year and I got the LM7600 as well. They are the best TVs I have used and great for viewing night/day. I highly recommend the Lm7600. But out of the TV you wrote, the St50 does seem like a great TV after reading CNET's review.

If anything, I would compare a higher end Sammy LED to that plasma, since it's one of the best current models offered by Panasonic. There's most definitely more bang for the buck in plasma right now, but if you are actually comparing a Samsung with an ST50, I would pick something up the food chain towards their 'flagship' models with better local dimming, such as an ES7500 or ES8000. Understand though, that with LED you pay through the nose for either one. Probably at least $700-1000 more. The 6100 IMO doesn't hold a candle to the ST50. You also benefit from plasma if your room isn't receiving direct sunlight and isn't horribly bright. No longer does your plasma need to be in a 'man cave'.

I will also link to an excellent quote about plasma overall PQ I read on CNET recently. Seals the deal for me anyway when someone asks what the benefit is over LED-LCD.

"....Plasma is the only technology (since CRT) that delivers a picture that actually looks real. Where colors feel natural. Where you don't feel you're watching a TV, but that you're watching the content....."

If you're seriously considering a plasma TV, then get the ST50. That's a pretty nice TV. As for LED, I agree with mattrosen up there. Ever since LG's LW series came out, I was all about LG. I don't know if Samsung was intimidated by it but their quality seems to have gone down since then. I think your debate here should be on whether to get LG or Panasonic