[rammstein]

I wouldn't want to jump in at this point, but the wife is going to (her money) and wantsmy help.

So I began researching, and I have the majority of information in my brain now.

My feelings, having seen some friends' televisions goes as follows:

1) Plasma/LCD flat panel: I have always been bothered by the refresh-rate issues with these. When the motion on screen gets fast, it really bugs me. Are there any out there that I should take a look at? Oh- and the black-level on LCDs is kind of poor in my opinion as well.

2) Projection- I am leaning this way. From what I have read, I will probably end up liking LCos or SXRD units. Apparently these have the fewest flaws as far as noticable annoyances in the picture. I usually am the jerk that notices problems.

No matter what, I will spend a few hours in a high-end tv store and help iron out what I like, but your thoughts are appreciated.

BTW- she has budgeted ~$1200, which I think is a lot of scratch, but this seems to be about par for the course now that I am researching. The big bonus is that where I live there is a good amount of free HDTV broadcast, so with an antenna I can use it properly.