I like plasmas better. Go to a superstore, look at the same picture presented on different TV's. Manufacturers are not alike.
but for your perusal...
http://tv.suite101.com/article.cfm/lcd_vs_plasma_vs_dlp
http://www.highdefforum.com/index.php?
http://basketball.suite101.com/article.cfm/tv
http://www.highdefforum.com/index.php?
with the new flat scree (with integrated digital tuner) get a PS3, you'll be popular with the kids AND you'll never watch another
movie that isn't blu-ray again, yes that includes a theater.
Ron, or others could answer this better than I, but one criticism I have heard about the pizza dishes is that resolution loss from the uplink (ie they don't transmit in 720P) as opposed to some free air transmissions which I have received in 1080P which wow wee by golly, THAT is a picture more clear than I see in real life!
just trying to help.