Plasma units are vastly superior but many have issue's with the glare, worry about burn-in and many only spec to 720P so folks go for the higher 1080I and 1080P specs LCD offers. Even at the higher specs they just dont look "right" to me, the flicker and shutter in fast transitions, black levels in all but the most expensive units are laughable and they do have that laptop moniotr look, all this and they are more expensive!...go figure.
Why are LCDs more popular than plasma?
I have a rough time seeing differences in picture quality between brands and models, but the difference between plasma and LCD are overt even to me. When I go to bestbuy, fry's, etc. and gaze at their displays of flatpannels, plasma televisions just look beautiful, despite the reflections, while LCDs just remind me of working on my laptop. Is there more merit to the quality of LCD than I observe or is there some other reason LCDs outnumber plasmas?