if you can hold off for a few weeks till mac world, january 12th i believe and see what apple does with the ipod, alot of people are saying they are going to change quite a few things about it.
me and bought a TV very close to this back in may http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16889116004 and we love it. it has one of the best pictures for a LCD this size, looks great even with standard def TV. i would highly recommend it.
If you want something with a higher res. go with this Westinghouse http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16889234001
one well one problem will be the distance.
But you may want to try tweaking with TCP optimizer you can download it here http://www.testmy.net/forum/t-11975
whats wrong with that. ive had 3 with out any problems, my mom has had 7 with no problems, i can't even count how many my dad has had, and has never had a problem. My brother all Japanese cars, nothing but problems.