Seth, I have looked at/debated the plasma deal; still under slight consideration, though our viewing situ here in the FL joint is odd: dark to normal from now through Feb, then very bright daytime and longer as the days lengthen quickly here.

Have looked and read stuff until my stubby hair hurts, but I am simply looking for good to very good quality, a matte screen, 65" min to 70, and don't care about Netflix apps or 3 freakin D, and ~$2500 or less.

Not sure either on the ext warr; our Sony ran like a top for 7 'seasons' (3+ yrs worth or actual use), but nearly toes up now. The net, like this board, is full of horror stories on quality longevity, regardless of brand, model, etc. It's like a $2500-$3000 crap shoot...

Fwiw, our 2005 Sony SXRD LCoS has been one of the best screens I have ever seen, until the green cast overtook it recently.

Looking hard, but don't need to replace it 'tomorrow', but soon.