Help with buying my first Plasma TV

[Hawkeye379]

Hey there everyone.

I am considering a 50" Plasma, I am going to be sitting around 6.5-7 feet away from it. I went and saw some 50" Plasma's in FutureShop and Best Buy and measured the distance I would be sitting and it seems to be a nice distance.

All the Panasonic plasma's I've seen don't properly display 24p Blu Ray movies. Reviews and reports online all say they have unwatchable flicker.

Right now I have my sights set on the LG 50PK550, which has gotten good reviews, and if all goes well with something I'm selling, I should be able to get one near the end of this month. Any opinions on the LG 50PK550?

Or, I could (very painfully) wait for the 2011 Panasonic Plasma's which are supposed to pass the Pioneer's in black levels and hopefully have proper 24p playback. Panasonic is apparently going to fully implement the Pioneer tech into their 2011 lineup. (They bought Pioneer's tech right?) Or maybe all of what I just said is untrue?

But why wait if I can get one in a few weeks? It will be my very first "Big Screen TV", my current TV is a 23" Samsung LCD. I am sure I would be blown away by the picture quality.

As for what I will be using the TV for, I will be watching Blu Ray's, the occasional DVD and playing lots of video games.

Sorry for long post, all help is appreciated.