That def sucks!!! Plasma is the ultimate in picture quality that the LCD/LED fanboys will never know about. Luckily I havn't had any issues with my 50" or 47" yet. Both are 5 years old. I refuse to buy a new TV til OLED is affordable. LCD/LED TV's look so pixelated and when you get into the higher Hz you have to deal with that crappy soap opera affect. Nothing worse than watching movies and feeling like you are stuck watching "Days or our lives" with the girls.