Thanks for all the help mates.

This is so typical for me. It starts with, "hmm, do I really need such a large and fancy t.v." "to I must have a 42 inch, 1080p ...". It's tough not to get carried away with always wanting more. On the other hand, I don't plan to buy another t.v. for a long time so the 1080p and other goodies weighs heavy with me.

I'm pretty much decided on the LCDs. I actually prefer the picture slighty to the plasmas for whatever reason. I also like the idea of less power consumption.

I won't go with anything slower than 8 ms response time but may have difficulty finding something faster in my buget.

It seems that either LG or Samsung are my two choices right now. The new 1080p Samsungs just came out so I expect that to push the older units (which are still great) costs down.

I'll try to be patient and wait for a few months to see what happens.

Cheers,

J