65 INCH LCD??

You could always pick up a 70" Sony, if you don't mind the $20 000 price tag.

The prices for LCDs over 52" is outrageous. That's why people like me are buying DLPs. It's the only affordable way to get a screen over 52". You can probably get a projector cheaper than a big screen LCD.................
Good luck!

You can definitely get a projector cheaper. I LOVE mine. But it depends on your room.

Bob--How old is your current Mitsubishi?  You might want to check out the new crop (737/837 series) with 120 Hz feature; user feedback indicates that rainbow effect is rendered all but unnoticeable.

There are still some of the Samsung LED DLP sets available and they don't have a color wheel, so no expensive bulb to replace or rainbow effect. I haven't seen them myself, but  most of the reviews I've seen claim the Samsungs have better picture quality than the Mits DLPs.

I can't for the life of me understand why Samsung chose to exit the DLP market, given the uniqueness of their LED-based design.  I have seen one on display (my local Best Buy still has their 60" floor model) but my eye can't tell any difference.

I suspect Samsung didn't like the idea of having 3 different technologies competing for the same market. I also suspect that the profit margin on DLP is pretty thin in comparison to LCD and plasma.

You probably already know about Sony's new 65 inch LCD set for $4,999?  Check out the Sony style store.  I went to see it:  it's beautiful.  Sonystyle.com

I heard that Sharp got out of the big LCD's as the fallout of a lawsuit that they lost.  Patent infringement, or something, I don't remember the details, except for the fact that before that happened, we ended up with three of 'em at work!

I have heard that the newer plasmas, if you don't abuse them, aren't going to burn in any short-term measurements.  And someone gave me a value -- full white not to exceed... ### NITS (which is often the unit of brightness given with PC monitors.)  Unfortunately, I can't remember what that number was.  But I think it was a reasonable number -- under 150-200 NITS -- my PC monitor is tuned to about 145 NITS (as I recall,) and it's painfully bright.

Leo