HD TV WORTH the $

Believe it or not, but prices have come down. 42" plasmas used to be $6k. Now you can get them for well under $2k. CRTs are well under $1000. Of course, standard definition TVs have gotten cheaper as well. 36" TVs used to cost ~$1000, but now are around $500.

So, if you spent on an HD TV now what you would have had to spend on a SD TV then, it isn't all that much different!

I'm hoping by next Christmas the prices will be much lower

They probably will be. Unfortunately, patience is not my strong suit.

If u and your family watch a lot of non-sports tv or non discovery channels, be prepared for the rest of your channels to look like absolute ass. I had the same dilema a few monthes ago and went with a cheap nice tv with the plans to get an hd tv later this year or next when they really go down in prices thanks to the new technology coming out. But if u mainly r gonna be using this tv for movies, sports, and games go for it, otherwise u might want to go to a circuit city or something and ask to see what non-hd channels will look like on an HD tv and then go from there.

High def is worth it.
If you do get one, do lots of research.
Research:
Different types of tv's( plasma, dlp, lcd...)
Different types of high def (720p,1080I, and 1080p)
there are some tvs that are listed as high def but they dont display the whole picture. The minimum resolution for high def is 1,280x720. I have a friend who just got a dell plasma. it says high def but only displays 1080x720(or something like that). the picture is cut off! you cant see the score icon on the top right of the screen for football games. it really sucks. get 1080p if you can, its highest definition available.

also, make sure what HDTV source you are going to use. if you are going to use comcast, you have to upgrade the cable box. make sure your tv is cable ready.
if you are getting hd over the air, make sure your tv has a hdtuner built in

there are a lot of things to consider, do the research.
the tv is worth it!
here is a nice site to help.
http://www.cnet.com/4520-7874_1-5108580-3.html

Most importantly: go to the store and look at the tv's side by side. go to several differnt stores. take your time and pick which you like most, then go online and research the pros and cons of the model.

good luck

the 1080ps are gonna to cost more. the cheap plasmas have much more black space between the pixels, and its not really noticeable at home, BUT if you look at the 6k tv next to the 2k one, the cheap one will look like utter crap.

DLP is now not terrible (like it used to be a couple years ago) and LCD ghosting is way down too.

They probably will be. Unfortunately, patience is not my strong suit.

I hear ya, I had a bad itch a few months ago but I managed to fight it off, LOL.

I remember black friday this past year alot of places had some really great deals, so I said I'm going to hold out for next year when the deals should be even sweeter.

I got a 62 inch dlp open box for $1000 and wonder now how I ever watched aplain old 36" CRT. The days of analog are over in my house.