They say "HDTV Compatible (1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i)"
One thing to be careful of; that may be the type of inputs that the TV accepts. It can take the 720p input, and then downconvert it to 480p. However when this occurs you can get artifacts or pixelization on the screen.
A real eye opener is to take the TV's and place them side by side. I still have a 20th century projection TV. I have always gone on about how good it looked when playing HDTV. (I have my receiver set to downconvert to 480i.) For the Superbowl a buddy had just bought a new Sony LCD HDTV, and we set the two up side by side. Now I know in this case 480p is leaps and bounds above 480i, but it still isn't HDTV.
The other thing to consider, plasma is one of the worst HDTV delivery formats for watching regular SDTV. I'm not sure if EDTV would be better than a plasma HDTV, but it's another thing to look for.
Keep in mind that we all have Plasma associated with good picture because of the HDTV standard. Just like digital does not mean better with audio (CD's vs. 64 kbps MP3), plasma does not always mean better for TV.
Having said all that, there is a market for the EDTV's, so it might be good for you.
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