Receiver:
Prime Candidate: Onkyo TX-NR901. Not only does it have ethernet to connect to internet radio stations, but it upconverts composite and s-video to component.
Budget Backup: Onkyo TX-NR801. Ethernet and upconverts composite to s-video. Save $500, lose the compnent upconvert.
Front Speakers:
Prime: Klipsch SF-1. Matches the rest of my system.
Backup: JBL E60. Cheaper, with nearly the same stats. Doesn't match though.
Plasma:
Prime: Pioneer PDP4341HD. Oh yessss.... Beautiful.
Backup: Phillips 32FD9954. 1/2-2/3 of the cost.
DVD Player:
Prime: Neustron Maestro DVX-1201. DivX, long MP3 filenames, etc.
Backup: Mecotek MK-X4000. DivX.