I'm always open to fair criticism. What have I said that's daft? Please list these daft statements with evidence for why they qualify as daft. Thanks in advance.
Lets start with the whole Plasma "is more expensive" thing.
Comparing a Pioneer Plasma to a Samsung LCD is not very fair. You were basically saying this yourself, it's gonna trounce the Samsung in pretty much every area. That's because it's a premium brand.
Calling Plasmas expensive based on the price of a Pioneer is unfair, it's like saying that LCDs are expensive because Loewe and Bang & Olufsen charge thousands for their sets.
Coming down to more sensible priced sets i've no idea how you can call Plasma screens expensive.
The Panasonic PX8 can be had at the same price as 37/42 720p LCDs (37" for £475, 42" for £525).
The PX80 is one of the best 720p TVs you can buy, and it retails for the same price as similar LCD sets. Admittedly these are thin on the ground these days, but that's because most LCD manufacturers are releasing budget 1080p sets in that price bracket instead.
The Panasonic PZ80 retails for cheaper than the Sony W4000, and yet both are widely rated as being equals (both having good and bad points).
Then we move in to other manufacturers. LG's 50" PG6000 can be had for £900, Samsung's A456 at £520 for the 42" and under £750 for the 50". Speaking of 50" sets, Currys have been selling the 50" Panasonic PX70 for under £800!
Plasma isn't more expensive. That is cold, hard fact.
The assertion that plasma is better than LCD for SD has been given a shot in the foot thanks to the awful SD quality on the new Panasonic PZ80.
Hardly, it's not Plasma technology's fault that the PZ sucks with standard definition content. The problem lies in the de-interlacing chip being cheap and crappy.
The solution? Set all the devices you use to output in 480p/720p/1080p etc. The PZ80 can scale content fine, it's just the deinterlacing that throws it.
Plasma is better based on your subjective view of how many different CRT, Plasma, LCD and Projector technologies? Your eyes may not be accurate, and considering the image you see is essentially formed based on how you "perceive" an image not how you "see" it also fuels the argument that viewing TV's is a subjective experience.
The fact of the matter is yourself and Ad and possibly others in this thread "appear" to have very little experience viewing a wide range of different sizes, technologies and manufacturers and you are basing your conclusions on in reality a very small sample size which isnt reliable or indicative in representing any of the technologies fairly. What i mean is you may have seen a couple great plasmas and a couple not so good LCD's, while another person may have seen a couple of not so good plasmas and a couple of great LCD's. Your conclusions are entirely uselss in the broader context...no offence
When OLED or Laser TV technologies are released will you continue to say that Plasma is better because your eyes never deceive you? Will you continue to say that Plasma is better than LCD when the new Sony XBR8 comes out which "apparently" has better black levels and PQ than Pioneer's Elite series of plasmas?
My advice is dont be a fanboy of a technology, check out the new stuff coming out instead of just saying that one thing is better than another when in reality you have a very limited and subjective experience which doesnt reflect at all how good the current technologies are.
In all honesty the same can be said for Jah as well. You have taken a very sensible post and directed in to undermine the pro-Plasma argument when the post pretty much applies globaly.
The whole argument is pretty subjective, it's all about what suits people's needs best. This forum forgets that WAY too much when people are asking for help
Rather than consider which technology is better isn't it more constructive to look at a specific range of sets? Declaring a single technology or a single TV the best doesn't help the person asking for help, we are here to whittle down the crap and allow people to choose for themselves, not to guide people towards the TVs with the most noisey fanboys
/Rant