I don't know where you are getting your failure rate info from but I work in the industry and haven't seen what you are saying from the sales/return side nor the repair side.
In any case, the many people I know and associate with that do have plasma TV's have not had problems (except in one case and it was promptly repaired) in 4 years of ownership. Also as each new generation arrives the quality gets better and the bugs worked out. I am very pleased with mine as is everyone I know.
Even if you were in a store with dimmed lighting, it is still a store and the lighting in no way resembles what is in your home.
Plasma delivers a superior picture. Pioneer, Panasonic and Samsung all make very good TV's using plasma technology.
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Theater 1 - Panasonic TH-85PF12U Plasma TV, 6 Conrad Johnson LP275M Amps, Anthem Statement D-2 Pre/Pro, 6 Thiel SCS4 Speakers, 2 REL T-1 Subs, Infinity Interlude 120S Sub, Simaudio MOON Orbiter Universal Disc Player, ELP Laser Turntable, 2 Dish Network ViP 622 DVR's, Oppo BDP-83 Blu-ray Player, Onkyo DV-HD805 HD DVD Player.
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