Vishal, my criteria was motion blur coz that is the one thing I found LEDs are not able to handle yet. On that count, the ST50 did score over the W950. In fact, it appears to me that W800 is a more preferable television as the kind of content you need to watch on W950 for it to justify its existence is not yet available. W800 was more beautiful though bluray was wow on W950, especially if you like a bit too much of colors. Like I said, i could see the ball clearly on the plasma but on the LED, it looked the same way you would see if you change to the 2D to 3D conversion and watch without glasses. Thats precisely the thing i didnt want. As for the size, well, ST50 comes only in one size in india. Thats the 50 inch. Its true that SD pic quality is bad in too much of fast motion, like in the football match but it was good in the cricket match. So for football games, I have HD. Problem solved, i presume.
The guy who demoed the product told me that they were facing problems 2 weeks back as they were not getting products. But now they are able to give me a box pack and they can arrange for a company guy to fix it at my place.
As for the controls, my parents normally watch in the same mode that I set it in. Even in my tube tv, they would only change channels and volume. They dont understand picture settings or sound settings. So i will be controlling that part and keeping an eye on the other aspects such as IR and burn-in. I normally watch during weekends and I watch only football usually. I saw that HD handles the picture very well. Thats why this TV.
As for the price check, I checked last time (November) with Sakura and they usually sell at their fixed price. I checked Sakura's Baner store last time for the 50GT50 and they quoted 1.25 when Rajesh quoted 1.06. I found similar near MRP pricing at their MG Rd store as well. Also see Push's post on the 2013 Plasma thread, he was quoted 1.19 for the 50ST60 in Bangalore. My experience with my tube tv and my sis's tube tv has been very good. Both were from Rajesh's store. I hope this one works equally well for me.
And Vishal, as for Chelsea's chances, its too early to predict the final results. Lets see how ManCity, ManUtd, Arsenal, Liverpool and Spurs perform. As a decade plus fan of Chelsea though, I think they will be impressive and serious contenders, especially with Mourinho in there. Didnt you notice how much the fans support him?
