Best HDTV for using with the mini

I would like to purchase a new flat screen TV that will be relatively plug and play with my intel mini. Basically I would like it to watch DVD's and use Front Row. TV screen size around 42" and a dpi of 1080.
What TV's should I be looking at?
Cheers,
Phoenix
intel mini Mac OS X (10.4.8)
MBP Mac OS X (10.4.9)

I have a Samsung 40" LN-S4095D hooked up to my Intel Mini w/a couple external drives. All my home videos, Music, Photos etc. pumping through my Stereo, I could not be happier. Front Row works flawlessly, and my DVD player now collects dust since the Mini does it all in 1/10th the space!
Get the wireless Keyboard and Mouse (or buy a third party set if you prefer) make sure you have 2gb memory in your machine for optimum performance. The Mighty Mouse scroll/zoom option (I happen to love the mighty mouse, despite mixed reviews on it in the press) is fantastic for checking out some details on a web page in you happen to be online to check something out. I will pop online infrequently from my mini since my main machine is in another room, but while watching video or listening to music I will jump online to check something out or look for new music and it is nice to zoom in at the click of a key and scroll of the mouse. I like desktop realestate so I keep the resolution at1620x900 or 1920x1080, and some text can be small even for my good eyes, so zooming once in awhile is nice, and my kids think it's cool. I have a 250 and 750gb Newertech Mini stacks (started with the 250 and filled it with my musice library then added the 750 for video) but any decent external drive will do nicely.
I bought a DVI to HDMI cable and simply plugged it right in (DVI on Mini side , HDMI into TV)
Also, while iTunes store bought music sounds great on my system (get a Miniplug to Toslink adapter so you can take advantage of the Digital/Optical audio out capabilities of the Mini if your sound system can accommodate it) I prefer ripping my Cd's in AIFF format for zero loss in quality. It takes up significantly more HD space, but I have the GB's to spare and at high volume there is a notcieable difference with a quality sound system and speakers. At normal volumes (and even a bit louder than "normal") or on typical home stereos or car stereos you are unlikely to notcie a difference, so if space is an issue a compressed audio format is fine.

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