There was a point when I was thinking pretty seriously about getting a parrot a few years ago and I did a buttload of research on a few different species. Eclectus were my first choice, and I also started looking into toucans. They don't scream like parrots can, so the noise factor is down, and they're still very trainable. Plus they look awesome, I'm a sucker for Swainson's toucans or Tocos. I haven't had a bird before though so I can't offer more than what I was looking into myself