If it were me I would have my eyes on a Samsung Series 8 LCD set. 46" 1080p, LED backlighting, 240Hz, 5,000,000:1 dynamic contrast, 4 x HDMI 1.3, only 1.2" deep, energy efficient, retails for around $2,700. Pricey as you're paying for new technology, but man oh man are these beautiful.

As for plasma, great picture and the price is right, however the technology is quickly disappearing and being replaced by LCD. Fujitsu/Hitachi and NEC/Pioneer backed out of the market this past year, only Samsung and LG really remain. This topic is highly debated on this forum, so I'm not intending to start a flamewar on LCD vs plasma, however there is no question that the future for plasma is grim regardless of the better technology

cheers,
elapsed