Samsung vs Panasonic

Can anyone tell me if they could offer any insight on these two tvs. I ended the debate whether to purchase an LED/LCD versus a plasma. Since all I do is watch sports, movies and play xbox 360 I went for the plasma. Plus I hear that plasmas last longer. Anyway, these are the two I am looking at but looking for any advice if anyone is familiar.
Panasonic- Viera 50"/1080p/600Hz  Model: TC-P50G20
                                            or
Samsung- 50"/1080p/600Hz   Model: PN50C550G1F
I'm leaning toward the Panny b/c of the internet capabilities, plus the fact that a few friends swear by their tvs. But as far as the contrast/difference in picture quality, not sure which is better. I know that consumer reports give samsung the thumbs up but not sure about these two. Appreciate any comments. Thank you!
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Pioneer Kuro's were the best Plasmas now the best plasmas belong to Panasonic and now that Pioneer left the Plasma business Panasonic now owns the patents on the Kuro technology. While implementation of Kuro tech has been limited so far it shows you the commitment Panasonic has to their Plasma line up. I looked at LG, Samsung and Pansonic when I got my Plasma. My take on them was LG's looked good but the input lag on them was horrible. Samsung ok colors seemed to be more vibratant but almost to the point of being oversaturated even after I stood in Best Buy trying to tweak the settings. Panasonic has a perfect blend of colors and the input lag on Panasonics are the lowest in the industry.
I also want to point out 1 thing.
Be very careful waiting. Around late November early December Panasonic has stopped production of the 2010 TV's. Many of the models due to Panasonic's popularity are in very low supply. I ordered my TV direct from Panasonic (a G25) in mid December but got a phone call a week later saying the model is no longer available and they were upgrading me to the GT25 at no additional cost. So if panasonic doesnt even have the stock to fullfill orders themselves it just means whatever stores have in their inventory is all there is left. Also over at AVS forums some of the dealers there were also talking about being out of or on very low supply of alot of Panasonic Plasma models. Just wanting to give you a heads up on the state of the supply.

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