Panasonic S60 OR ST60

[wozman]

My 10 year old Toshiba 52" DLP blew its second bulb of its life span, and to be quite frank, its time for a replacement TV. (sick of replacing bulbs let alone if I can find one) (it is my backup display in the basement, Just so everyone knows my main display is my sweet baby Pioneer Kuro 5020 love this thing) So I am not trying to break the bank here, and eclipse my Pioneer Kuro Plasma, It will always be my beast display. BUT I have decided on buying another plasma, and have easily shifted my mind to Panasonic, with good reason, damn shame that they are stopping production.

At first I was dead set on the "cheaper" but still great display in the Panasonic TCP50S60, has everything I need, not big on 3D, or the smart feature, since I have a PS3 already and that takes care of my smartTV needs. However I recently checked out the Panasonic TCP50ST60 seems to have a better display picture due to the fact of the 3D engine, plus the anti glare feature helps..... having 3D capabilities is a bonus plus the built in Smart features. The sticky point is I am from Canada and our prices for these displays is as follows,

trying to stick in the $1000+/- budget
50 inch S60 - $799 @BB
55 inch S60 - $999 @BB (basically $200 more for bigger screen)
50 inch ST60 - $1299 @BB ($500 more for the ST60?)

is the ST60 worth $500 more? especially when I am not to keen on the 3D function (not a deal breaker) and the SmartTV isn't really a necessity.

Also have heard about this "input lag" issue on the ST60, is that a deal breaker?

If anyone has tips on cheaper prices in Canada for these models, please do advise. Thanks