Hi Mike

You got most of it right

1080P is the highest resolution @ 1920 × 1080 standard HD format
This also makes for an excellent resolution for computers which almost all of these now support.

LCD is quickly outpacing Plasma, for various technical, marketing reason
DLP (Mirror on Chip technology from TI) is quite good and has become the standard to beat.

The rear projection TV's are bigger, heavier, and sit on the floor rather than mounting on the wall and not quite as much COOL factor, but can be quite high quality and lesser cost.

Another way to go, which is what I have done, is to get a DLP projector, which can be sized to your enviroment (I have a 14' Diagonal) and is portable so you can use it for business, users groups, etc. This is the best Value as far as I am concerned.

Good luck in your hunt...

Bob


>So I am looking at getting an HD TV sometime in the future, and I am hoping somebody on here can straighten me up on some lingo.
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>A guy I know tells me I want 1080p. He also says avoid Plasmas, and look into DLPs if I want to spend a bit more for better quality.
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>When I look at the Best Buy website, I see they have a category for LCD Flat Panel, and Projection. What are the differences? I see a trend that LCD Flat Panels are more expensive. If the only difference is that the Flat Panels are flat, and the Rear Projections aren't, then I don't want to spend the extra money on an LCD.
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>This is kind of overwhelming. Can anybody out there straighten me out?