Panasonic 50PZ85U Vs Samsung LN52A650

[zsultan]

HI,

I bought a panasonic 85U plasma 2weeks back, its great but doesnt support 1080p/24p and per cnet 800u and 850u have flicker in 24p mode. Primarily i will be using this TV to watch movies with blu ray player. Added to that i noticed lot of dead pixels, i mean atleast 5 or 6 on the screen. I will be returning this set to circuit city tomorrow.

I am thinking why not get a Samsung LN52A650 instead, because it supports 1080p/24p , brighter image, 2" biggger and i am assuming you dont have dead pixel issues with LCD, i may be wrong. Also, my living room is little bright in the morning so i get some glare on the plasma. Read the cnet review which praises this LCD for PQ and blacks.

What do you guys think? If you own a samsung LCD let me know how the PQ is and the how it performs in 24p mode.

One more quesion, how come bestbuy and circuit city have more LCD HDTVs compared to plasma?

Thanks in advance.