I will swear by Samsungs. I have 3, 1 50" 1 37" and 1 27". there are all LCD/ LED. They have been perfect and have a great picture. I mostly watch movies and play games. My dad has a 60" Samsung plasma that they bought in 2011 I've seen ghosting issues with it but they arent permanent. They will hang around for a couple hours afterwards. All flat screes put off heat. In my front room where I have my gaming console a 32" tv, 2 tower speakers, a receiver, amp and sub. and the room is 10x12. It heats up significantly. I've already cracked the window to cool the room down in the winter. And this is in an old house with 1 forced air heater in the kitchen for heat. its always cold.