Tom, contgrats on getting a set.
I looked at a lot myself and also ended up with the 61FC97 last year. Only thing I regret is they are much cheaper now, but I guess thats the price I paid for 13 months of HDTV enjoyment.
Just watched some ALCS and Sunday night football in HD last night and man do the M22's sound great instead of the speakers on the TV.
Enjoy the set and make sure you calibrate it with Avia or DVE. My settings are in Standard mode Contrast -23, Brightness +2, Colour +5, Tint +2, Sharpness 0, Iris 4 and turn off all the auto pic enhancements. Yours may be slightly different, but the contrast needs to be around -25 for true black.
