What company makes the best quality plasma flat screen TVs?

Vizio is a great quality plasma tv, my friend has one and he loves it.

I have a Samsung monitor as well. =]

Ya, but 20,000:1 contrast ratio? I have yet to find somebody that beats me. =D

I got mine two years ago so I don't even know what my contrast ratio is. It was a birthday present. =]

Eh, despite mine being so high it's pretty pointless anyway. I mean, unless I'm watching it at night time with my blinds closed and all the lights off, any extra light source will bring it down to a mere 500:1.

But cheers anyway!

You should know those numbers mean nothing, Ecto.

Mind explaining?

There is no industry standard for contrast ratio. A company could literally make up any number they want for their contrast ratio and no one could say boo-hoo about it because there, well, isn't a standard. Most companies just keep ramping up the number without actually changing much.

You left out Pioneer, though they're top end only.

LG is a solid brand as well, to be perfectly honest. I have a Sharp Aquos and it's gorgeous. By the way, Plasma TVs are by no means dead. LCDs are simply more versatile and lighter in weight. However, the only real issues with plasma tvs are the weight and the glass screen cover which causes a lot of glare. They generally get richer colors and deeper blacks than LCDs.

This is the first thing I've ever disagreed with you on Moonrise. that's my dad and he's has been doing this for 20+ years. =P

The new LCDs have surpassed plasmas.

New plasmas still have the risk of burning in. The 1080p 240Hz LCDs are so much better than plasmas.

240Hz is absolutely unnecessary at this point in time. Hell, even 120Hz tvs have had issues with jagged motion because of the way some HDTV and movies are recorded. The only time you risk burn in on a plasma these days is if you get a crappy one like a Vizio or something along those lines. Plasmas still get richer colors than LCDs and higher contrast without risking washout on the colors. Situationally, they can be better than LCDs. Overall LCD TVs are definitely superior, but Plasma TVs are certainly not "dead", at least not until oLED hits the main consumer market.

Like I said, I have to agree to disagree with you on this. 240Hz is amazing with Blu-Ray.

The reason I said you still have risk of burn in with Plasmas is because most people won't listen and get a quality plasma. They'll get a Vizio because they're stubborn and it will burn in... and then they'll complain.

That's completely aside from the point. If you get a piece of crap TV its going to suck no matter what you do. Whether or not it's plasma is irrelevant.

240Hz is seriously no better than 120Hz with Blu Ray; I've used both. With some they're even problematic because not all Blu Ray movies are in 24Hz and are actually the standard 28.8Hz which makes random choppiness show up on the TV. The main issue with LCDs is that they suck at stretching low resolution images, which a majority of TV is still broadcast in.

I didn't mean to leave Pioneer Elite out.They were the absolute best a few years ago.Unfortunately when Tweeter went tits up I lost my Elite dealer status.I can't honestly comment on their quality at this time.However, when I did have them they were AWESOME!

Yes, Pioneer are simply amazing in quality, but you are definitely going to pay for it. Still definitely the best TVs I've ever seen in a store.

Your right,if money is no object it's a no brainer.Too bad we don't have an Elite dealer here anymore.I miss installing them. :(