i am sorry but i dont get the logic !
please dont buy too much into the FULL HD crap!
42PY800 is around RM8K similar price to the 50PV80. I suggest you get the 50" plasma. Firstly, we are going digital in what year? 2010? By the time there is HD transmission in Malaysia, the HDTV probably kaput already. Or if you are okay only getting your HD source from amazon, so be it. But then the 50"PV model should do remarkably fine on BD.
there is just no comparison for LCD vs Plasma! The reason the LCD is still around and not totally pushed out of the market is because they are cheaper! With plasma now getting cheaper, LCD's time is near!
furthermore
ANYONE from the industry can tell you that 1080p is not what separate PV800 with PY800. As Sunauto, HTkaki and any other people who sale HDTV, they will say its the step gradation (blackness) and the contrast ratio that are separating the model. Industry experts said said ratio and gradation come before resolution in plasma!
The reason that PY800 picture looks better is because PY800's contrast ratio is 2x that of PV800 and the gradation is more than 1K more.
PV800 = 15,000 native contrast, shades of gradation = 4,096
PY800 = 30,000 native contrast, shades of gradation = 5,120
I would jump on a PV800 with 30,000 native contrast, shades of gradation = 5,120 but not FULL HD anytime!
read above
LCD is good because its cheap. that is the only advantage! Plasma can do HDTV programming with no problem!
Hence, PY800H is the only choice for 42" segment which come with 5 years warranty. Again, come with Made In Japan price tag as well