I had spent months looking for good tv until finally settling for plasma
3D tv's dont offer that much value for money, you will run out of content pretty soon, and to some 3d gives head aches etc
Why dont you consider Plasma?
VIERA TH-P42V20D
Ultimate contrast (Way way better than whats on offering for the same price range, talking about Native and not dynamic)
EPIC response time (The best of the best LCD will have 1ms, 0.0001 ms for ORDINARY plasma)
Natural colors (really way better than LCD)
600 hz Sub field drive
The motion is way more smoother than the best of the LCD
LOW COST and LONG LIFE
you can get the 42" at <65k
Plasma overall is way better package than LCD
LCD only if
You need a very slim and sexy looking TV,
Power Consumption (plasma consumes somewhat more than LCD)
Too Much Ambient Light (LCD performs better if ambient light is too much eg. TV facing a window etc.)