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Best Buy training must be everything I've heard.

1)
CRT: Cathode Ray Tube (tube TVs are 1 CRT, older projection TVs have 3 CRTs)
LCD: Liquid Crystal Display (can be projection or flat panels)
DLP: Digital Light Processor (projection only)
LCOS: Liquid Crystal On Silicon (aka SXRD by Sony, HD-ILA by JVC)

Rear projection are the big boxes that have all the electronics in the bottom. The picture is shot upwards onto a mirror that bounces it onto the screen. These can be CRT, LCD, DLP, others. If you want more details about how all these work, I'd just Google it, or check out Wikipedia.

2) You would need cables, sources, possibly an audio setup. The cables could be included with the sources when you buy them. HDMI is a digital interface that transmits both video and audio.

3) If you want to hang it, LCD flat panel or plasma. Plasma is generally cheaper at the same size as LCD these days, although your discount might affect that. LCD will have better resolution in the 40" range you mentioned.

You can read the FAQ at the top of the forum.

After that, try reading some of the manuals for the products you sell, pick up the remote and learn how to use the options, connect a dvd player or two so you understand how they work together.

Not really hard to understand but you will learn far more by doing it yourself.

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The resolution of the screen. HD signals come in 3 forms right now:

1280x720 progressive
1920x1080 interlaced
1920x1080 progressive

We shorten these to 720p, 1080i, 1080p to save typing.

Dave:

What's your budget for a TV? If you want to get that size of a TV and your budget is less than $1000, you may need to go smaller or go with a CRT projection. Most decent TVs in that size run at least $1500, if not more.

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