A couple of weeks ago, got a Panasonic 42" LCD TH-L42S10K at RM3250. Works very well watching Singapore channels. This is in Johor and many still do not need Asstro, so I can't review Asstro quality. Has a WDTV connected via HDMI for watching MKV movies.

Was contemplating the Plasma version but finally got the LCD because of three main reasons:
- uses less energy (save the earth la... also my mom is old so it will be difficult to convince her to watch a 350W tv)
- minimal reflection (I found the Plasma screen too reflective)
- not much quality difference between LCD and Plasma as far as my eyes could discern

Biggest drawback - tried plugging a PC via the tv's VGA. The highest resolution you can use is 1360x768. You can't go 1080 and this is documented in the manual. The PC can do 1080 because it is currently connected to a 24" monitor. To get 1080, I've got to upgrade my graphics card to one that has HDMI. This is a disappointment... if my 24" monitor could do 1080, why not this 42" tv? Weird decision from Panasonic.

This post has been edited by Eugenet: Nov 12 2009, 04:27 PM