Recommend LCD / plasma TV ?

Sharp and Sony lead the way in LCDs.
Their new High Def TVs are being released.
Better contrast, viewing angles, faster response.
LCDs have less glare and are catching up or surpassing Plasmas.
If you go with Plasma, the Pannasonic and Pioneer are tops.

hitachi 37HLX99, its 37" though but well worth the cost

You may want to wait a bit until LCD's and Plasmas with 1080p native resolution are more prevelant to take advantage of the new higher resolution disc formats, well at least the Blu-Ray format. These sets are beginning to trickle in. I think Pioneer is the first to offer a plasma with true 1080p res, but it's 10K. I know Samsung is offering LCD's with 1080p (saw them in Crutchfield catalog) but they're also very $$$$.

I just went down this road and bought a 30" Sony XBR HD tube, which is amazing coming from a conventional set. I picked it up used, in anticipation of getting a plasma with 1080p eventually when the prices come down to Earth.

i'm with sammie-- the 1080p sets are just around the corner ,and word is that after x-mas, prices will come down as well, significantly.

but if you must have one today, the samsungs grabbed my attention at january's ces. very vivid colors.

I just bought a Samsung LNS4692D (46" LCD) and really like it. I decided against the 1080p version, which is indeed already available, since I was under the impression that it will be a couple of years down the road before media with this resolution is available. This might have been a bad decision... (Does Blu-Ray have 1080p resoulution?)

Anyway, this Samsung LCD seems to be great for HD content, good for SD and excellent for DVDs so I am happy.

Enjoy your research!

Holly