Hi Peter,
fwiw, it looks to me like your maximum dimentions are governed by the top of the stand, the bottom of the window and the footprint of the speakers. I'd cram as much picture tube as I possibly could into that space. You were helpful in providing a handy calculation to me some time ago about the area of a 4:3 set compared to a 16:9 set, and I can't help but think that the same kind of analysis will come into play for you. This IS America. Less is not more. More is more.
I have a lesser Toshiba TV in the bedroom and it has a great picture. Both my parents and Julie's parents have Toshiba tube TV's that have been trouble free.
Good luck with that. Oh, and pull those M22's out to the front edge of that bench, willya?
