Greg, I ran all over looking at tv's just a couple years ago.
I'm not about the 4k (although it wasn't available then) or the 3d, or the other "must have" gimmicky stuff.
The best picture was on a Sony Bravia LED 240hz. I think it's 60", might be 55".
When I say "best", it's subjective. The picture looked the best to me. It was super sharp and it doesn't ghost at all when we're watching football. (Neither do either of my old 42" Toshiba plasmas.)
So many of the tv's ghosted so bad it almost gave me vertigo.
The sony on sale is reasonably priced, ends up being right around Toshiba and LG and Samsung.
I could not possibly be more pleased, and I picked this model based on the strength of Scott (sofaman's) tv. He had a Panasonic that fried in a couple years and he decided to go with the Bravia. After watching a few games on it, I was more than sold.
My buddy UB bought one as well, and I saw it when we were down there visiting last month. It's just as gorgeous a picture as ours and Scott's.
Good luck with whatever you pick, my friend!!!
(I haven't turned on a tv yet, by the way. lol)