Which is better, a plasma HDTV or a LCD HDTV?

Should I buy a plasma HDTV or a LCD HDTV?
There’s a lot of technical information on why a plasma is different from LCD, but frankly, all that technical stuff just gives me a headache, so let’s break it down to what matters. When looking at the screen, what is the viewer going to notice that separates these two products?
A plasma screen will often have better contrast in scenes that are darker in imaging. This makes the detail in those scenes easier to see. These details aren’t as vague or even murky as they can seem on an LCD TV. It all has to do with the backlight on LCDs that make the blacks hard to shine though, but then, that’s getting technical.
