the plasmas
need to fill the screen, esle they get 'burn-in'.
Some tried gray banding, on the sides (for 4:3 display) . ..I'm guessing that worked; kinda.
Plasma is certainly not the horse to bet on, IMO.
My Dell 2405FPW Flat Panel Monitor just showed up today
. . . 24"LCD; 1920x1200 Pixels, 500 cd/m² Brightness, and the kicker;
1000:1 Contrast Ratio.
oh, and under $1k.
Obviously, at 24", LCD's aren't competing so much w/ the big-TV plasmas, but the LCDs are gaining ground fast. (I just cant get over how bright and contrasted this thing is . .. and it's an LCD.