LCDs and Plasmas

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Originally Posted by Kuraudo

Nice of you to hail plasmas as some holy grail but to piss on an excellent piece of work like XBR4 with lies based off of half truths and incorrect settings is beyond necessary. You fail to see the strengths and weaknesses of both sets.

As do you, please elaborate on which parts of the following review of the XBR4 are "lies" and "incorrect settings"

http://hdguru.com/?p=131

The KDL-46XBR4’s maximum 600-line motion resolution performance tied that of a recently tested Sharp 120Hz LCD panel, making these two the highest measuring motion resolution LCD panels to date. Yet both fall short when compared to the best-measured plasma performance (880 lines) or LCOS microdisplay (780 lines).

However, compared to other flat panel HDTVs, regardless of technology, the rating drops down to ♥♥♥, simply because the best plasma TVs produce better images, with better reds, wider viewing angles, and significantly better motion detail and usually for less money!

So why are consumers passing on better performing plasma TVs and spending more money (per inch screen size) for poorer performing large screen LCDs? Because they produce brighter pictures and consumers mistakenly believe “brighter is better.” However, unless one lives in a retail showroom or has set up an ultra-bright, high ambient light viewing environment that mimics a showroom, the HD Guru™ cannot understand why anyone would pay more to buy a top-rated LCD set when a less expensive top-rated plasma set will outperform it while still providing up to three times more light output than necessary in any typical home environment.

Hmm, I thought you said plasma's were only good in dark rooms? I think Gary Merson, having tested hundreds of panels, is probably more accurate on this subject matter.