I will tell you that my Panasonic Plasma is around 10 years old and is in excellent shape. I've heard a few people state that they'd never buy a plasma because of them over heating and/or burning logos into the screen but my Panasonic has been wonderful. It still has an excellent picture and works great. I once lived in an apartment that had a power surge so bad that all my electronics were ruined - except my tv. I love it so much that it doesn't even hurt my heart to compare what I paid for it back then versus what it would go for now