That's just ridiculous... Keep in mind, though, that if you go to a store and compare a dozen tv's side by side, that those comparisons won't really hold up when you get home. The differences that you notice when a tv is sitting next to several others won't still be apparent when you get it home in a room by itself. So paying an extra couple hundred bucks for a little better picture quality might be a waste (imho, at least).

I'm cheap, though. If you've got the money to blow, and you know what you want, go for it.

What is it they say about silence being golden?