[jyl]

For a different approach, a friend of mine has a high-quality video projector ($1,500-$3,000, the kind you'd connect to a laptop computer to give a presentation) mounted to his wall, projecting onto the opposite wall. I was there in the daytime, a Southern California afternoon, light cotton curtains drawn, the room was not particularly dark. The picture was big, decent contrast, good resolution. Not as impressive as a $10,000 plasma or LCD screen, but better than many rear-projection TVs I've seen. And when we were done watching TV, flip the switch and it's gone - no monster box dominating the room. Solves a lot of interior decor problems. Easy to hook up to the computer to play video games or surf too. If you decide to investigate this route, note different models vary widely in lumens and contrast ratio.