Another thing to consider is cost of ownership. A Plasma is a very
complicated set, repairs are not cheap. If a panel defect occurs, such as
failure of the address bus to fully remove charge from addressed cells, the
panel is basically gone. I have worked on an older model set, only 5 years
old, with a panel failure. As the set heated, cells would stay illuminated
making a terrible looking Picture. Replacing the panel is out of the
question due to cost. Technology has improved, but these sets have not had
the market time CRT sets have, so we really do not know what normal panel
life expectancy is in REAL household use. They are also prone to phosphor
burn, Still images are very bad on these sets.
As to DLP, LCD and DILA (JVC's LCD technology)
All of these are good options, personally I like the LCD, as the DLP to me
does not seem as good at reproducing fast motion. The cost of ownership of
these sets can be high, as lamp life may be 3000 to 6000 hours, depending on
manufacturer, and lamps may cost $250.00 or more. So basically during the
average 5 years you could spend $1500.00 on lamps depending on your usage
habits, manufacturing tolerances, direction of the wind blowing off the
antarctic, you get the idea.