I posted this earlier as a separate thread, which was a mistake, so let me see if I get responses here.
I want to buy either a plasma or an LCD for my bedroom (our existing tv seems to have shrunk over the years!). We sit about 14' from the TV. We primarily watch shows (like Law & Order, Damages, etc.) on Comcast Digital Cable, many of which we tape to watch later, (I guess this makes it SD). We also rent movies. My wife occasionally watches tennis and figure-skating, so lack of ghosting is somewhat important, but she definitely does not need to be "immersed in the action"! Neither of us is an audio/videophile, but we would like a clear good picture. We usually have the lights on next to the headboard. While I am willing to pay for discernable benefits, I don't want to waste my money for no reason, given that we watch minimal sports, and play no games.
So, given our viewing habits, and the distance where we will be sitting, my questions are:
1. Is 42 or 46 enough, or should I really go for a bigger size, and, if so, what?
2. Would LCD or plasma be clearly better, given the lights and our viewing?
3. Should I spring for 1080p, or will 720p be good enough?
4. Is there a brand(s) you'd recommend I look at, under, say, $2000?
Thanks for your help.
P.S. I was at a CC tonight, and they had a variety of 40+" Plasmas and LCDs, in both 720 and 1080p. They were showing a basketball game, and while most pictures were good when there wasn't much movement, all of them looked jerky (almost as though the parts of the screen were not in sync with one another) when there was movement. This was true regardless of the set and the distance from which we viewed the tv. I think that the feed was from ESPN HD. IS this the best there is? My wife was concerned about what this meant for her tennis viewing.