Basement Placement - LCD or PLASMA?

[quote="Okwari"]I want to know which is better for low light viewing - i.e. a basement. I do have the basement covered with pot lights, but movies will be watched with little or no light.

I like LCD for its price. But I seem to remember someone saying that it is only good for bright lighting (natural) situations; where as Plasma is good for lower lighting.

Is this true? Or does it really matter?

I'm looking at a few 50" - Panasonic, Sony and Hitachi. Outside of reading up on them, I'll just have to sit down in front of a few to see what looks right to me. But I can't exactly plop in my own DVD and fiddle with the controls.

Ultimately, I want to know which type is the best for a basement environment.

Thanks...[/quot
LCD's are more expensive.

If it's in the basement with little or no light, you have to get a front projector! as that is the only stipulation for a front projector.

The Optoma HD70 is only $999. It's 720p resolution which looks great. Not to mention the 92-106" picture. A good entry level screen runs from $100-300.

http://projectorcentral.com/Optoma-HD70.htm

You won't be sorry...I could never go back to a 50" screen.