Opinions needed

[penpitt]

My wife and I are looking at replacing our Panasonic 47" rptv and getting a plasma. The 2 models we are looking at are the Samsung HP-T5064 and the Panasonic TH-50PX77U. I found a place that sells both so I will be able to compare the picture quality. What I was wondering was if anyone has any experience with either of these sets? Does one brand have more problems/issues then the other? We use it mostly for tv and movies,very little gaming(less then 1 hour/month).

 

[Emusica]

Panasonic. I have one.

 

[bandphan]

between those two the panny

 

[ParadigmDawg]

Panny, I have one too.

Remember unless they are using the same source and the two sets are calibrated perfectly and alike, then the instore test means nothing.

 

[stratman]

Panny 4 years old going into 5 not one hiccup. Can't go wrong, PQ is best when factoring in price, to get better you'll pay much more. Greg is 100% correct.

 

[MUDSHARK]

Just to confuse the choice I will say that both the family room Samsung DLP and the son's Samsung LCD have been trouble free for 3 and 2 years respectively. Both are good brands and Plasmas have good repair records in general.

 

[penpitt]

I've been leaning towards the panny because we are happy with our current one, but a 47" rptv takes up a lot of floor space.
On another note, does anyone use Monoprices tv mounts? I have their speakerwire and interconnects and am quite happy with them but can their mounts stand up to other brands like Peerless and Sanus? Here is the mount I'm considering.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10828&cs_id=1082801&p_id=3337&seq=1&format=2