well plasmas dont have bulb, they are essentially a hugely improved crt in the brightness and contrast sense. I had bought a DLP TV and it looked great, but i saw my uncles kid smack the front of his DLP TV and the bulb went out, i was like, AHHH FUCK THAT!!! 42" Plasma was nice and bright so i got it. Im ballin on a budget and dont really care at all for a 2500$ 1080p lcd that wont make me really say WOW. When they invent non pixle screens, then were talkin!!