Wholesale Prices on TV's and which TV to Get LCD or Plasma?

Hey guys, My fiance and I are looking at getting a new TV. We have a connection to get it at cost plus 10% through a buddy of my guy. (Owns an electronics store franchise not "hot" stuff). I'm trying to look at what we can afford (wedding isn't too far away) and what we want to a mix. We both play video games, (X Box 360) and HD is a definate 1080, but we are torn with what we want, LCD or Plasma. LCD have a faster refresh for video games but plasma's are not so far back either.
I have been looking at best buy and the prices there I was wondering what the mark up on TV's are so I can see what our $ buget will be. Rather than hoping for a big mark and drooling over what I may not be able to have. Help please? Thanks

Answer:
I just got a 32 inch LCD and it's great. The only real difference between newer plasma and LCD is the lamp life. Plasma lamps last between 20,000 and 60,000 hours. LCDs are 60,000+ hours.


The prices of LCDs and Plasmas are dropping very fast. I have seen 42 inch Samsung, and Sharp LCDs at $1000 - $1300. Sonys tend to be a little higher at about $1500. These where all 720Ps.

The last 1080P LCD I looked at was at Bestbuy for $1800 and was a 42inch. 1080P looks great when you find something that plays at that high a signal but I dicided to wait till the price of 1080P came down abit. 720P looks great and the extra cost to go to 1080P was not worth it in my opinion.


I only Checked out name brand TVs (Sharp, Sony Samsung, HP and Toshiba). It is possible to find cheaper LCD TV but I don't if they are of good quality.
i believe plasma hafta get serviced after like 5-10 years, something with the plasma, might wanna check into. i am extrememly happy with a 42" LCD HD TV, get the s-video cable for your dvd player for the HD tv.

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