Dude... take it back and go shop around. I paid 400 less for my 42" plasma... yes it's only a 720p, but there are decent 1080i 42" plasmas out there for > 1000.
Anyway, my buddy just bought a 36" flat screen plasma, it worked for 2 hours then just quit. Screen turned off and wouldn't turn back on. So he returned it and bought a 37" flat screen lcd.