[routinestains]

I am finally getting a chance to upgrade my tube TV now that I'll be moving in less a month.

I did a bit of research online, and it comes down to plasma vs lcd. Since I rarely watch TV (probably less than 500 hours per year), I figure I don't really want to a huge amount of money on it, hence 3dtv is out of the picture.

For me, the only disadvantage of plasma is the burn-in. Since I don't watch TV that often, power consumption isn't really that big of a concern.

My question is, isn't plasma's burn-in more of a user's ignorance or something that can be easily avoided than say, a real technical problem? From online research, burn-in only occurs if one leaves the TV with a static image on for a long period of time, ranging from a day to weeks. I mean, if you're not done the movie, and you paused it, how much more work would it be to press an additional button to turn off the TV? Even with video games with static images like status bar, I highly doubt anyone will play 8 hours straight.

That's the only disadvantage I can see with plasma, which I don't even really consider a disadvantage. However, I could be wrong though. So I was wondering if there's anyone that can shed some light on this matter, before I jump in make my purchase.

Thanks!