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Could be a good buy...

Is it a current model? Is there a warranty? I'm no expert on the subject but I've been told that the latest generation of plasma screens supposedly have some refinements in both HDTV and EDTV models.

As a point of reference, if this is a 42" EDTV set, you can find many new ones for just at $2000 w/o shopping mail order. February Home Theater magazine did a review of 3 'budget' Plasma sets and all of them were $3000 according to the reviews. But in fact, most of them sell for right around $2200 at retail outlets.

Mine is a 'budget' 42" LG brand EDTV plasma that I'm very pleased with. It handles DVD's just fine and when attached to my HDTV tuner the picture is crisp and sharp - better than any DVD I own even though you would think that an EDTV screen won't handle HDTV very well. They do.

I sit about 10-feet away and have no issues.

As for life expectancy on early sets were usually said to be about 20,000 hours. I believe that number has just about tripled with recent plasma sets. If you do the math, 20,000 is still a good 7 years if you watch it nearly 8 hours/day. And my understanding is that they don't just burn out, they go to about 1/2 brightness at the rated number of hours.

I use mine a couple hours a night and a little more on weekends. I wouldn't recommend using it as a 24/7 family "TV" set.

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