Who Actually had the Best Picture?

[Bigerik]

Hi Guys
My wife and I had been talking about a Plasma tv, but having read about all the problems with them, we decided to hold off for a bit. Right now, I am running a close to 15 year old, 25inch Sharp, but it has gotten some washed out areas on occasion, so I am thinking it will not last. What I figured I would do is get an older, slightly larger tv (30ish inches) for a couple of years, and seeing how the technology progresses.
Anyhow, so I started checking in the usual places for used tv's (CL, etc) and wondering what is safe to buy, and what actually will look good. I remember having saved a monstrous old Zenith (26"?) that was heavy as hell, in a shiny silver metal case, that was butt ugly looking, but boy did it have a great picture. I so remember how incredibly vivid the colours were. Everything else seemed so bland and muted by comparison.
So, what is a pretty safe bet to buy, that should be reliable, will be maybe a couple inches bigger than what I had, but will have an awesome picture.
Any thoughts?
Erik