Originally Posted by swimfan

I have to admit the first time I heard about EDTV's I was thinking it was the worst idea ever. It seemed like a scam at the time. Now, the scam to me is the idea of a 42" Plasma being called HD. For prospective buyers, I'm going to break it down for you:

1)EDTV Plasma 42" - Much lower price, better general performance (contrast levels, etc.), better handling of standard definition material, better handling of DVD material.

2)"HD"TV Plasma 42" - Slightly sharper image within 10'.

These are comparisons against the same brand. Like the Panny ED 42" up to the Panny HD 42". When I mentioned earlier about how my ED would beat most other HD models I was thinking more along the lines of comparable price. Like what you'd find at costco. A sub 2000 dollar Maxent HD 42" plasma. Which to me seems like the biggest waste of money ever.