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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?
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fatparrot
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I fell in love with the LG 50" plasma [780p]. Blacks are definitely better than LCD's, it beat the snot out of every other flat panel [LCD & plasma] at Circuit City, 60,000 hours until half-life brightness, and it CARRIES A 2 YEAR MANUFACTURE'S WARRANY!

I'm anxiously waiting for my 50" Pioneer analog rear projection set to finally fail...it's on the way after 10 1/2 years!
fatparrot
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Jmcgrogan2, the top end Sony DLP's [Qualia] use their own mirror chip, while most DLP's use the Texas Instrument chip. Last I read, T.I. was on it's third Gen. chip, which I think is called "the black chip", but I had read this awhile ago.

The Sony Qualia chip has smaller mirrors than T.I., resulting in better clarity and contrast. To this day, the best HDTV set I've ever seen is my brother's 70" Sony Qualia DLP...the "reds" are unmatched having no over-saturation, and the TV has a 3-D effect, especially noticeable on sports.

This doesn't come cheap, and Sony doesn't even list the Qualia's on their website!
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