Go high end.
There are many highly rated LCD televisions available. An advanced version will supersede virtually every one of them in a few months so buy units with advanced features.
Look for 240 Hz refresh and LED backlighting and big. Possibly add Internet movie streaming.
Even with these new features, later models will have something you wish you had. Consider what is coming; Organic Light Emitting Diode displays thinner than a credit card, DLP HDTV in 3D, wireless media transmitting, and features we don’t even know we want at this time.
An alternative that also has merit is to buy a lower cost Visio, which is an excellent television, and wait it out. If you are buying a 32 inch or smaller screen you don’t need 1080P, 480P is fine. People have got along with 60 Hz refresh just fine for many years. You may find great sales as the stores have to sell off inventory to make room for the latest. All the new features you now see in a few models will soon be standard in all models.
Capitalism's competition and resulting economy of scale ensures we will always be able to buy the absolutely latest possible technology at the absolutely lowest possible price. That is unless a menace to the nation persuades us that a socialist agenda will improve us. Be grateful, not spiteful, that there were people who could afford these televisions before you could. Their ability to afford them when they bought is why you are able to afford them now.
God bless America and God bless Capitalism in a Republic guaranteed by America’s Constitution.
No matter what Hz TV one buys, make sure it says true 120-Hz or 240-Hz ( refresh rates ).