Samsung PN58B550 Plasma

At around $1999 or $2000 whichever way you look at it, this TV is a superb value! Amazing how that one dollar makes it look so much less expensive. This TV has a top notch picture quality with excellent black levels and contrast. Colors are vibrant and pop off the screen giving three dimensional depth to images. A 55" LCD TV by the same manufacturer and same quality level sells for around the same. So you get 3" extra with the plasma and a little better picture. One tough competitor is the LG 60PS60 which is 2 inches larger and priced about $200 more. Panasonic will soon come out with the TC-P58S1. We expect these to be a solid performers as well, though lately Samsung plasma has been ranking better in picture quality.