a polaroid?
i think i'd go with the vizio instead.

That's a weird looking camera.

A lot of reviews on the web say if u want 42" ...u should go plasma

Do you have to shake this to get the picture to come out faster?

Uh Panasonic 42" plasma could be had for the same price. Why buy a burp polaroid? burp Ben, you're such a burp thumbplum. burp off, and Samneuro, shut the burp up.

you can get a 42" LCD with tuners for less and no rebate.

LCD's suck by the way. All the negative BS put out there about plasmas is put out there by the LCD industry as propoganda. LONG LIVE PLASMA! DOWN WITH LCD CRAP!!!

#7 has stock in a Plasma manufacturer.

So it's safe to say that whatever I watch on this TV will leave a burn in?

Ya, I also heard plasmas will impregnate young teenage girls with half black children. O the misery.

lmao #10

LOL #10 u are funny

Now about $150 over market. Check ecost for a Maxent at $849.

do i have to shake it vigorously with my wrist to make the picture show up?

I have a 2 yr old 20" Polaroid LCD HDTV(home office), 2 month old Samsung 40" LCD HDTV (bedroom set), and 6 month old LG Plasma 50" HDTV (living room set). The Polaroid was my first panel/HDTV set and I have to say that I am sastified with its pic/value/quality(paid $400 no rebate 2 yrs ago @ CC). I have less doubts about buying Polaroid tvs now. With the few amount of LCD/Plasma manufactuers its just a rebadged, so you should just go by reviews on the model instead of replying on brands.

Anyone have any feelings on the "life span" of plasma? I am undecided on how to go. I am looking for around 50", but the picture on Plasma look sooooo much sharper and brighter than comparably priced LCD.

this sounds like a good deal, particularly with its 8000-1 contrast ratio.

#14 - don't steal my jokes.

#16 - don't worry about the "life span" of plasma. Buy what you like, get yourself a good warranty, and hope for the best! With a good warranty, you will guarantee yourself your TV for 3-5 years... after that, you will want to upgrade anyway so there's no reason to worry about the life span.

#13 I searched ecost, but couldn't find any Maxent. Best Buy
shows one as their lowest cost 42" plasma for $1,079.99 but it
doesn't include a tuner. I like that this unit does, so you can
still use it w/o paying big monthly bucks to cable or satellite.

Anyone have an idea where 42" Plasma TV's are going to bottom out price wise? I'm guessing $900 is a good target price to watch for
a unit with a tuner in the near future.

Here's an example price graph on one low end model:
http://www.pricescan.com/graphs/graph.asp?Category=electronics&ItemNo=526052

I just pulled the trigger on a 58" Panasonic plasma for $2800.