If you do the LCD Projector, do the Panasonic. The bulb is supposed to last 5,000 hours, but my BIL says they loast closer to 1,500. They are about the cheapest bulb out there at about $200 (RCA is near the top at about $800).

Price wise - LCD projection is about the cheapest. I'm told the new DLP has a bunch of moving parts - which are prone to needing repair. Could cost a fair amount to do that in the long run... If you add in the extended warranty to an LCD projection, you're talking the neighborhood of about $1500 to $2500 for a VERY nice TV.

No matter what you do - I'm told to buy the extended warranty. My BIL says years ago only about 10% of TV's came back during the warranty period for repairs. He says it's closer to 80% now - which means that they are more prone to failure. Having just lost my EXPENSIVE rear projection big screen TV to a gun failure after 3 years, I'd say he's probably right...