Rear projecton TV's use the same technology as the projectors except they project it on the rear of a translucent screen. Most projectors will do that also (as well as flip & mirror). Also, if you project at about the same size as a TV (42"-60") it will be plenty bright, we use mine at the users group under fluorescent lights without problem.

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?
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>>Like Bob, I have a DLP projector. It's mounted from the ceiling and faces an 11' diagonal screen on the opposite wall. Pretty cool for watching football and movies. The big downside is that you need it pretty dark to watch.
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>>Tamar
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>A DLP projector sounds neat, but I guess I'm just not quite sold on them. It *is* going in my basement though so it would be easy to dim the lights and not have sunlight interfere.