Originally was going to buy the PN50B550, but I found a coupon for $ 125 off this Internet TV, so what that calculated and bought this instead. I went with plasma, because I have a TV room bright enough during the day, the price was cheap and I wanted to be able to view the image from angles of side as straight on. This TV is absolutely beautiful and I must confess that is my first HD TV and I’m a guy CRT now (I_know–what_took_me_so_long?). Like many others, studied TV anywhere on the Internet and consumer reports to help make my decision and I am very happy with what I bought. Others have said how much TV new models plasma heat and are better. This that some heat, but only turn on the ceiling fan and is responsible for this. I also a movie at home when I want the big sound, but regular speakers are perfectly for me when viewing all the days of programming. Football games are impressive in HD with the great audio system. All in all this is a great TV and lift your thumb two of me.