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Sony KDL-46W5100 or Panasonic TC-P42S1 for me?

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This will be my first HDTV. I plan on using it to watch HDTV (mostly sports), play video games, and watch blu-ray movies. The room I'm putting it in isn't that wide, so viewing angle isn't that big of a concern to me. The room is also frequently brightly lit so it won't be used often with the lights out.

I guess it's like a 120hz LCD vs Plasma debate. There's a great deal going on at Best Buy where I can get that Sony LCD for about $1300 with a free PS3, PS3 game, Blu-Ray movie while the Panasonic Plasma doesn't have any special bonus items with it but it's still just $830 so there isn't a huge price difference. Any ideas?
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LCD for brightly lit room.

I just got a Sony KDL-46W5100 as well, it has a beautiful picture and is very nice. I do prefer my Panasonic TH-50PHD9UK's picture. It looks more realistic, I believe it has better colors perhaps. I think Panasonic plasmas are fantastic, but in my experience, they aren't great in brightly lit rooms. Mine reflects a lot, and now that we have the Christmas tree up, it's rather distracting.

The matte screen on the Sony LCD will be a huge benefit in a brightly lit room. Some of the drawbacks of the Sony, such as worse black levels than the Panasonic plasma and the slight unevenness of the backlight (corners are a bit lighter), are non-issues in a lit room. I would recommend the Sony.
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I just pulled the trigger on the KDL-46W5100, I couldn't pass up the BB deal. I had to go to an actual store to pickup the PS3 since they are out of stock online already. I checked out the Sony while I was there, gorgeous, I can't wait to have mine delivered. Hey for $.99 they can carry it down to my basement for me!
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