i enjoyed your comparison of PDP's and LCD's. when i come to contrast ratio the PDP is king. it's a pity that there aren't any in smaller sizes (under 40"). large LCD's have an edge on PDP's with reference to native resolution. many PDP's esp. early ones, have native resolution of 720p in comparison to LCD's of the same size with 1080p. as we know consumers most likely would want to have a full def tv because of the emphasis of blu-ray and HD DVD having ful def movies. there seems to be a craze for full def and large LCD's (the vast majority) have full def. choosing 1 of these panel tv will come down to individual preferences. may the better panel win.