[stockstar1138]

Blu-ray over HD DVD is a very smart choice. Looks like you already know what you are talking about there.

I know this sounds weird, but I used wikipedia a lot. I had no idea what I was looking at in specs lists on bestbuy,circuitcity,etc. looked up things such as HDMI, 1080i vs. 1080p, contrast ratio, response time, LCD, Plasma on wiki, all the TV info you could want. Then I went back to my shopping and everything made a lot more sense.

I would reccomend a 1080p for blu-ray and make sure the TV has HDMI. Also, for gaming make sure the TV has a great response ratio, otherwise your going to get blurring. Smaller is better, look for 6ms (milliseconds)