is plasma a bad long term decision

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Originally Posted by 1lakerfan

I heard that as the tv gets older it loses color and brightness. I was thinking of getting a plasma and the more I read into it Im thinking I should stick with lcd more and more considering lcd is getting better and better (120hz) and blacks starting to look alot better (not quite as plasma but getting there)

A plasma will lose brightness over time, I assume colour as well. However, so will LCDs. The vast majority of LCD and Plasma TVs are rated to last 60000 hours before Half Brightness (20 years at 8 hours per day). The new Panasonic Plasmas are rated for 100000 hours before Half Brightness (34 years at 8 hours per day). ALL TVs lose brightness and colour over time.