Lg used to go under the name goldstar . i have a 2o year old goldstar tube tv that still going strong to this day . So i would go with LG before any thing else
I have both in my house. A 26" Toshiba in my bedroom and a 32" LG in the living room. When you go from room to room on the same channel you can tell the quality difference between the two. LG has much sharper colors and images. I say LG.
i have a Toshiba i got for a great deal used. my only complaint is every time i turn it on, i have to turn it on full screen or widescreen otherwise it stays on natural and doesnt use the whole screen unless turned on an HD channel