[darkpuppet]

yeah, Plasma was never that good unfortunately. It looks pretty at first, but they consume a lot of power (175-300 watts), and need to replaced every year or so.

Now, for dead pixels, do you have black dead pixels, or pixels that are stuck green red or blue (or somewhere inbetween)?

Because you can make a DVD that flashes RGB and when run for a couple of hours can actually unstick a few of them 'stuck' pixels (works about 60-75% of the time from my reading). Dead ones (black as there's no power going to them) cannot be fixed to my knowledge.

In order of the bestest technology to the worstest..

LCOS / LED backlit LCD
DLP
LCD
Plasma
CRT

Plasmas were just a stepping stone as better technologies came to take place.

If you have the money, LCoS is the way to go, but it's muoy expensive... sony's SXRD is recommended at this level. If you have money to throw away (as in you bought a veyron for the wife to drive, LED backlit LCDs are very sweet... excellent colour gamut, long lasting light)

DLP... Samsung now has the 6th gen DLP's out.. native 1080p is the order of the day on Screens 50" and up.. faster color wheels, better response times = no rainbowing. Also has better color gamut than LCD projection.

LCD = nice.. probably best price point to performance currently.... not the truest colors, response times about the same as DLP, but LCD screens typically don't age as well...

Plasma = pretty for the 1st 5 minutes.. they haven't solved the cheesy blue phosphor issue, and even discreet element electron arrays are coming out that'll replace plasma with quality more akin to direct view CRTS.

CRT Projection = nice if you have a dimly lit basement and don't mind refocusing every now and again, not to mention the 'clunk' you hear when you switch screen modes.

Flat panel LCD = oversized computer monitors with flourescent bulbs that are hard to replace, have a half life that'll result in the screen slowly dimming... I wouldn't bother, unless you really want a nifty little TV for the kitchen.

Direct View CRT = still the king of colour gamut, contrast, brightness, and lifespan. And they come in 40"+ sizes... but they weigh 300 lbs, and take up the whole living room.