You're one of the least knowledgeable T.V sales reps I've came across. You're talking 10 years ago man. You're both under educated and outdated on your information. I'm not hear to increase your IQ, so please look up the VT60 line. Directly contrasting everything you said, it has a higher viewing angle than ANY LCD ever made, black levels the darkest ever recorded on anything besides a 2015 OLED, and a lifespan of 50 years with only a 8% degradation in black levels, which is far, far less than LCDs. Beyond that, yes plasmas lack in bright room performance, but by bright, I mean mid-day sun with every window open. Please educate yourself, technology changes fast, Moores law after all.