Television recommendations please
I have a 54" Panasonic Plasma in a pretty bright room with lots of windows and love it. My general opinion is that the quality difference between plasma and lcd is so slim now that it really doesn't make a difference for me. YMMV.
I'd just go best bang for your buck among the good TV makers (Samsung, Panasonic, etc) and try to get as big a TV as you can. I'd rather go with a 55" tv in my second favorite technology than a 50" in my favorite technology. But again, that's just me, b/c I'm getting older and my eyesight isn't what it used to be, so I really don't notice the differences that much (LCD looks a little jumpy for sports to me, but that's it), I don't even notice much of a difference between 720p and 1080p at 10 feet on a 55" tv, so take that into account when weighing my opinion.