Gonk -- Thanks for the link; very interesting reading. What I found most interesting was that after spending so much time arguing the importance of 1080p, Secrets says in the end, "Of course, you don't need to have a 1080p display to have a great image. In fact, we're happy to concede that in most cases, with most material, there are many variables, starting from basic calibration, the environment (your room), yada yada, that are far more important than having a real 1080p display." I guess I come down to own a set whose picture and features you enjoy, since you will go broke trying to keep up with every change in technology.

BTW, besides our plasma, we also have an HD CRT (Sony XBR700) that we plan on using for many more years, so in our household CRT is not yet dead, either.