Not sure this is the right place for this (notice this is my 1st post so please give me a break), but I finally decided on a Pio pro1140 - and after I went to a b&m store to only find out they are out-of-stock, I did a little more research and found that the on-line stores are considerably cheaper. Has anyone had good luck with on-line purchases? It's a big purchase and I'd rather not take any unnecessary risks, but it's a lot of $$ cheaper on-line. Thanks.

A lot of people have had luck with most of the forum sponsers. There are plenty of threads around on this if you do a little hunting in the general FP forum and the plasma forum. It's a fairly common question there. Also, I advise you check resellerratings.com prior to purchasing from any specific store.

Authorized Elite dealers do not sell online. Beware that Pioneer might not honor the warranty.

Official List of Authorized Internet Dealers (http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/v3/pg/top/div/article/0,,2076_310070097_277297187,00.html)

Warning about Unauthorized Dealers and Revocation of Factory Warranty (http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/v3/pg/top/cat/article/0,,2076_310070097_310105092,00.html)