40" Bravia for editing computer monitor?

I am purchasing a Mac Pro for editing both Avid and Final Cut Pro. I am a professional editor, so will only use the sytem for home editing 3 months a year. So... I would like to buy a high def TV for both editing and television watching (for the other 9 months). Questions:
Am i better off with a 32" Sharp Aquos (720p High Def TV) or the 40" Sony Bravia (1080p High Def TV)? How good will the picture quality be with either TV compared to a 24" Samsung COMPUTER monitor?
Can i shrink the size of the editing windows (bins, Source Recorder) on the 40" so the resolution remains better?
Thanks in advance...

Can i shrink the size of the editing windows (bins, Source Recorder) on the 40" so the resolution remains better?
This statement makes it seems as though you're looking to use an HDTV as a second (or primary, maybe?) computer display. Meaning you'd feed the HDTV via DVI (or VGA) from you're Mac's video card. Is that correct?
If it is, then you'll probably be better off with the Bravia - but please confirm the exact specs when it comes to the DVI/VGA input. (Actually, do both models have the right input?)
The reason I mention this is because most 720p TVs (Sharp Aquos included) are actually 1366x768 displays. So for them to be fed by a computer properly, the computer's graphic's card must support 1366x768. Unfortunately, most Mac cards don't do 1366x768.
Most 1080p TVs, though, are true 1920x1080 resolutions and most Macs support that resolution.

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