Hitatchi Platara range

I am toying with the idea of getting a Hitachi 37 inch Platara or the 42 inch version for my new home. I watch a lot of DVDs and play a lot of video games mostly on import. I don't really know too much about plasma tvs but what would you guys recommend the Hitatchi for my DVD and video games use? I would need good connectivity, good speakers to match the screen and a tv tuner. Has anyone here actually got one of these sets and, if so, what are you opinions of it?

Cheers for the help.