Well after after waiting and waiting for the new Mitzu big screens to get released I pulled the trigger on a new TV.
73"er you say? The 82"ers aren't out yet so it must be the 73?
WRONG!
Because I've had so much time waiting that means I was left up to my own devices and did a lot of "unnecessary" research. :
A couple of weeks ago I stared to revisit the possibility of a front projector and smaller plasma combo. Plasma for the day, projector at night. Well, while it could be done it just seemed that maybe in my house it would be overkill. So my wife and I talked and we agreed that when we move(who knows when) we will look for a house where there can be a room set aside for a dedicated HT.
Ahhhhhhhh...the wonders of compromise.
I also came to realize that by going the DLP route I might be compromising PQ for size, not to mention replacement bulbs and calibration. It was then that jostenmeat over at the projectors section of the forums showed me the light in the form of a 65" Panasonic Viera 850U. Well I bit the bullet and it should be arriving on Friday(unfortunately the stand won't arrive until Saturday so I'll have to stare at the box on Friday night.
)
I'm hoping that the size difference will be made up for in the picture quality, but any change for us at this point will be a huge difference over our old Mitzu 73"er.
I look at it this way, if the size of the TV becomes an issue after we have it set up and watch it for a while I'll just move it to our bar to replace one of the big screens there.
;D