While I'd prefer an LCD over a plasma, the spread-out nature of the living room and various seating positions make an LCD a bit awkward. I have yet to find an LCD set that doesnt change color or brightness depending on viewing angle. It's far, far better than just a few years back, but it's still a big problem by my perception. Plasma does not suffer nearly as much. True about the gamut on plasma; I have seen some sets, most notably Panasonic, that exaggerate colors and fleshtones and leave the image with a sort of posterisation effect. While I think it's partially due to default settings on the sets on display, I think it's also due to the screen as well as image processing. Some plasmas look quite stunning, especially with the brightness eased back somewhat, and they deliver are deeper black than most LCDs on average.

This is most likely an item that will be re-upgraded sooner than later, I'm afraid. Either something that much better and cheaper will come along in a relatively short time, or the thing will break and not be worth repairing, or even able to be fixed.