You will be replacing a 10 year old tv. Anything you get is going be an improvement over the trinitron.
I have 4 flat screen TV's. 3 of the 4 are the same exact unit they are just different sizes 27", 21", and like a 14" for the office. These 3 are Toshiba LCD HD and they have the CD player built into the side of it. They are pimp and all have stands that bolt up to them foruse on a table. I just hung them up though.
I have had no rea problems with any of these 3 units probably because they are rarely used.
Now my main TV is a 5 year old 46" Samsung HD LCD. This has been a pretty good TV. I did have to replace the bulb about a year ago. the bulb only cost me around 125 dollars I think and its been going good ever since.
Going from having no HD to having HD is like getting glasses for the first when you needed them 10 years ago...