hi ive got a panny plasma and a lcd, id go for a plasma for ur main tv and a lcd for the other room, as to to speak.
not seen a big lcd to beat my plasma yet.
viewing distance, is a big issue here, gotta be a long way away to make a 37"+ lcd look good, and we all aint got big living rooms.
the way i see it is, some people are picky some are not, and u buys what u get, not everyone likes footy, but if u can get a tv that the footys good on, everything else will be.
ive seen lcd panels, peeps are said there great, only to be let down.
at the mo id go for a sharp, pe50, great with sd stuff, and anyways there will be a better hi def panel out, by the time it kicks in.
and hi def will not be cheap, theres 300 plus for the box, and the subs, which are how much.