Refresh rates are actually NOT the display speed. That had me confused for a bit too. Refresh rates, I think, can display the signal better by updating the image more often, but they don't actually affect the lag on how fast that signal is displayed. My aforementioned brother had got the LCD TV with the best refresh rate available, and he still can't play Brawl online.
As for plasmas, I have it on multiple very good authorities that the burn-in and lifespan are no longer really issues. And at least at Best Buy, it seemed that getting a big screen plasma was on the order 2/3's the price of an LCD, and half that of an LED.
Insignia and Dynex are Best Buy exclusive brands, like Vizio is to Walmart. They're fine TVs for their price, but generally these TVs aren't all made in-house-- the parts are shipped in from various places, so of course they're not really made to work together. Of course, that's almost how the entire PC industry operates and that doesn't prevent us from having good ones.
Generally Samsung performs the best on consumer reports. Their products tend to be of very good quality.
As for plasmas, I have it on multiple very good authorities that the burn-in and lifespan are no longer really issues. And at least at Best Buy, it seemed that getting a big screen plasma was on the order 2/3's the price of an LCD, and half that of an LED.
Insignia and Dynex are Best Buy exclusive brands, like Vizio is to Walmart. They're fine TVs for their price, but generally these TVs aren't all made in-house-- the parts are shipped in from various places, so of course they're not really made to work together. Of course, that's almost how the entire PC industry operates and that doesn't prevent us from having good ones.
Generally Samsung performs the best on consumer reports. Their products tend to be of very good quality.
