Thoughts on Plasma, LCD, DLP and which way to go

After looking at HD sets for a while, I bought a Sony 42" plasma. (and of course, Sony has now dropped all plasma display TV... 8^(
The reason was it had the best picture, to me.
If I had to do it again, I would have been more careful about the functions the TV I would buy can do.
Altogether I am very happy with the picture quality, but the commands for picture size suck.
I do not know if any widescreen TVs allow custom picture sizing, but i would want it in my next screen. And expect much better picture quality in a resized picture.
The Sony's resizing is VERY limited, and really reduces the picture quality way too much.
The TV still weighs over 125lb and cannot be moved easily.
I would look at the new rear projection designs a LOT MORE deeply if I were getting one now.
My Sony has really great color, and grain free pic's (when not resizing the picture) and the HDMI from either the cable box, or my Denon 2910 look excellent.
The over the air reception via a $18 RadioShack HD antenna is fabulous. And the extra channels in some of the stations HD channels are exciting.
BUT,
$4K for a TV it is a lot. And that was way off the $5.5 K list price at a local retail high end dealer. but I guess it is the future... now if the godd*#m broadcasters would just get off thier collective a$$ and broadcast everything in 16:9 I would be happier. Including the cable channels.

All of the above is pretty close to what I have heard. The Plasma's I was going to wait until next yr because they are still pricey. I just saw one of the new Hitachi Plasma's 42 inch it looked pretty nice. Here is question, has anyone noticed in the TV's, are you seeing better set's in the 42 inch, 50 inch or other?

How about LCOS and SXRD?

LCD technology is taking over along DLP technology. Also, DLPs have new TI chips out this year. These sell more because you get a lot for your money as prices have dropped significantly. However, if you plan on viewing from extreme angles you still need a CRT or plasma set. I think the newer LCDs have a wider viewing angle than the DLPs. There is also new technology coming--LED light sources for Samsung LCDs and new LCD technology which will bring some units past plasma prices and into new resolution and color territory at huge prices. I believe new silicon wafer technology sets from JVC and now Sony are available. For 50 inch plasmas the fijitsu and pioneer pro lines are the best I've seen in their price range. For DLP's I like the upper range Mitsubishi sets and the new 56 inch Samsung pedestal set. Sansung makes a terrific new 60 inch LCD which is displayed at their flagship store at the Time Warner Center in NYC. The new sony silicon based units have gotten some good reviews but I have not seen them. The 60 inch I-DLA JVC is nice for the price but ultimately the picture will depend more on your source as many sets have greater resolution than the signal they will be receiving. Like computers, whatever you get will be out of date in a couple of years so don't look back....

Plasma. Prices have dropped considerably to the point you can buy a quality 50" set (Panasonic, Samsung, Philips) for under $4000. Rear LCD and DLP projo's are great, but you'll be replacing the bulb every one to two years at about $250-$300 each. It won't take long to make up the difference in price with the savings in no bulb replacement. Newer plasmas won't burn in like the older models and should last 10-15 years before they reach their "half-life".