Samsung: 50" plasma vs. 61" LED DLP--help me decide!

[Barion]

I'll be upgrading my home theater soon, and first on the agenda is a new display. I'm going from a 720p CRT to 1080p and I've narrowed it down to these two choices:

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-PN50A5...=2QSN4HUV7UMWP

and

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-HL61A7...=2QSN4HUV7UMWP

Until I saw the 61" Samsung LED DLP, I had my mind set on the 50" Samsung plasma...but now I'm undecided. They both cost about the same, so the main difference is screen size (yay for 61" on the DLP!) and footprint (yay for the plasma being much thinner!). Oh yeah, and the DLP will suck up less electricity, but I get free utilities at my apartment building, so I don't have to worry about electric bills...although less electricity is the greener choice.

So help me out, fellow Blu-ray buffs...which one should I buy?

[Toptube]

I dunno that anyone can convince you since this comes down to a very personal choice. Both of those TVs are pretty great, so really what matters is which display type do you like best?

My personal oppinion is this: No matter how good/nice/awesome someone tells me a DLP is, I cannot stand the DLP look. Mostly to do with viewing angles, but also they put out an image that seems a bit soft. So I'd go for the plasma as I prefer the image it produces.

[Beta Man]

The difference in size alone is HUGE though..... I think the 61" DLP will blow you away.... personally, if you have the space, and don't need to (or have a desire to) hang the t.v. on the wall..... I'd go with the DLP, the picture quality of the nicest plasma on the market probably isn't enough difference from that set to justify giving up 11" of viewing size (in my opinion)


I looked at the price also... WOW... that's a deal.... I didn't realize the DLPs were that cheap