I bought a really cheap 50” Samsung about a month ago. I’m not pissing on your good deal, but I think you can do much better! This is a good one for gaming, but isn’t built especially for that. It’s just to give you an idea of what else is out there, price-wise:
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=12636655 If you’re into gaming, watch for how many ports these things have. We weren’t interested in that. Subsequently, ours only has two ports. We use them for internet and dvd player. Also, you need a 720 or a 1080i. A 720 can be exapnded to an 1080, so don’t get caught up in paying extra just because it has 1080 emblazoned across the box. But you WILL need the “i” and not a “p”. We bought the “p” because it was a better deal, and again…..no interest in gaming. Our “p” refreshes over .06 seconds. We’re fine with that. You’ll want a high contrast ratio for gaming! Ours is 2 million to one. But if you can’t find one that has the other things you need AND that within your budget, you can adjust the internal controls with the remote to change the picture to “dynamic”. That’ll save you some money, too! Don’t know if you’ve compared the plasmas versus the LCDs, but I did. If you want, I can give you my log in ID and password to Consumer Reports online. So you don’t have to pay for the information. It’s due to expire in about a week, so please let me know asap. Along those same lines, this fluther question might be of service to you:
http://www.fluther.com/disc/66183/plasma-or-lcd/#quip1015046