I have the 32" Sharp Aquos LCD, the 50" Pioneer Elite Plasma, and the 26" Toshiba LCD. All of them are hooked up to HD service over Verizon's FIOS.
LCD's have a nice sharp colorful picture but most people who are really into high-end and home theater and all that bullshit will tell you that a plasma is the way to go, then give you some schpiel about how "deep the blacks are". I didn't think I'd be able to tell the difference so I bought both types to see which was better.
The plasma is insane and not to be trifled with. The LCD is cool and I give it the mercywatch sometimes. But it knows it's the redheaded stepchild compared to the big boy.
My sister's got the Samsung 50" LCD, it's nice too.
Make sure you get something with 1080p, it has something to do with the amount of pixels per something. But you want that, it'll make a difference when they convert all the signals (I realize now that I don't know where in the world you live, so that might not apply).
Get the Aquos, it's good for what you're looking for. If not, get the Samsung. There are some cheap joints like Olevia that people have and are perfectly happy with, a lot of these tv's are made in the same factories anyway and just have different names on them.
