Well, from the reading that I've done. Definitely not a Plasma. With the burn in and power issues and the limited life span no way. Alot of the major manufacturers are starting to abandon them also.

Circuit City has a deal right now on Sharp Aquos LCD TVs. You get a Blu-Ray player with a purchase of a TV. One Sharp TV has 1080p resolution and 3 HDMI inputs. From what I've heard the Sharp is the way to go. Circuit City also has 36 months interest free financing!

Going to buy a TV this week.

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'85 300SD (formerly california emissions)
'08 Chevy Tahoe
'93 Ducati 900 SS
'79 Kawasaki KZ 650
'86 Kawasaki KX 250
'88 Kawasaki KDX200
'71 Hodaka Ace 100
'72 Triumph T100R

I bought a 36" Vizio 1080p LCD two years ago and have no complaints. Except that I wish I went with the 42" (but didn't have room at the time).

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

Bought a Toshiba Regza LCD about 3 months ago, 720P. I have no complaints at all. Great picture, no blurring, and I can see it from off angle. The angle thing is not a concern for me, I am either watching TV or not. Unless you have a huge room and sit at a 45 degree angle from the TV, I believe that the off angle viewing is not very important. Besides, if your room is that big, a 42" is too small.

thats the brand they sell at wal mart, correct? I've been considering buying one of the 42" LCD's

Yup, I bought it direct via Vizio.com. At the time Sam's Club was carrying them so the fact that they ended up in Walmart isn't surprising. I wonder if the tv's the offer in Walmart are the same as the one's they sell direct? There were lots of "Made in the USA" logos all over the stuff in the box when it arrived. It wouldn't surprise me if the Walmart ones are "Made in China" fascimiles, but I don't know one way or the other. I'll have to check the ones out at Wally World the next time I have to resort going there for something.

It was my first "good" tv and I've been very pleased with the picture quality. I watch a lot of Nextel racing and I was amazed with how clear the pic was with the cameras following the cars as well as being able to read the signs alongside the track.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

Vizios are made in China and India. Headquarters are in California, though, so the fact that the CEO's derrier is perched on U.S. territory makes it an "American" company.

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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)

I recently bought Sony XBR4 Bravia LCD's. The 40" in the bedroom has a Bluray player hooked up, and the picture is absolutely stunning, to my eyes anyway. I also put a 32" in the basement exercise room.
I'm very pleased with both.
I'm very brand loyal to Sony TV's. I still have an old tube console Sony I bought around 1980-something which still works great. I've been thru Toshibas & Sharps that have crapped out in a year or 2.