Forget about all that stuff. They all have their good and bad points. Just go to the store tomorrow and buy whatever strikes your fancy. Take it home and enjoy it.
I think it is a Sony Bravida(?) that I got at Costco. I went in with all of the tech stuff (I forget which brand I was leaning too) - but then started to look at the picture quality.
I had measured the living room and thought a 42-inch would be a good size (only about 15-foot viewing distance) based on the internet research.
But in the store the 47-inch looked a lot better. Ended up with that. Put it up on the wall, and boy am I glad I didn’t go with the smaller size! Internet ready as well - either through the computer or direct (via wire or wireless). Pain in the butt to do anything on the wire, so we just run it through the pc when we need to.
The guy said Sony still has a good reputation for quality, but I’m thinking these flat-screens don’t last as long as the old tube ones.