Which is the best TV to buy? Flat TV, LCD TV, or Plasma TV? why?

• I'm planning on buying a tv and I need to know which one is best and why. only serious answers please.

• Answer:

  WOW!! thats allot of answers and not allot of facts. to tell you the truth get a tv thats best suitedfor your situation. it depends on screen size, if you want the ability to mount it on the wall. initial cost, and how much ambient light or possible glare you have in the room that the tv is going into. every one here seems to choose lcd or plasma (theres allot of plasma haters out there) , i personally prefer plasma tvs. they myths of imige burn in and short life span and leaking gas are all just myths . none of these have any credibiility to todays tvs.plasma and lcd both have the same life span . andy yes if you leave a static image on a plama for extended period of time( like hours and hours) it will sometimes leave a ghost image . but many many test have seen these images completely disapear in less than a day with normal usage.so there are no permanent burn in. and 90% of the time there isnt even any ghosting of images. and studys have shown that while lcds can be brighter (that comes from the bright lights behind the screen) plasmas have deeper black levels and over all produce more consitant natural color reproduction. they show better more deeper natural color. than lcds. and image remains consistant where ever you are seated to theside of the screen. but plasmas have a screen that is very glossy and can show allot of glare, compare to lcds. so the choice should be based on your particular situation. if you want the best quality picture and dont have allot of glare in your room id pick plasma. if you have a very bright room with allot of glare maybe youwant a lcd. dont listen to all these people who dont really know what they are talking about or dont have and experience to back up there opinions. i have been selling tvs for many years and have incredible amout of information in this field. oh and good luck.. and you didnt mention rearprojection tvs like lcd rearprojection tvs and dlp tvs. they can give you big screen size at a lower price. theyare very bright and dont have glare. but dont have wide viewing angles and perodically have to change lamp that costs about 300$ to do. i could have gone forever but idont want to make it too long. sorry you have to read all these amateurs first. good luck, the last guy oilcan has a good answer