The last article discussed the basics of HDTV, and what types a consumer needs to know before they shell out quite a few for a purchase.

This article assumes that you already chosen the type that you want to buy, as well as how large a screen that you want. Now, here comes the important part: how much will it cost?

I found most of this information on the Best Buy Ask a Blue Shirt site, and it tells you with very simple words what HDTVs you can buy for your money. Please keep in mind that whenever a screen measurement is given, that is actually a measurement of the diagonal, the measurement from one corner to the opposite corner of the screen.

Lower than $300 will give you a curved tube up to 32 inches, a flat up to 27 inches, and Flat panel LCD up to 20 inches.

From about $300 to $500 will get you a curved tube of up to 36 inches, a flat tube up to 32 inches, or a Flat-panel LCD of up to 27 inches.

From up to $500 to $750, a wide-screen tube will be about 30 inches, flat tubes up to 36 inches, and flat panel LCD up to 32 inches.

There are many options after $750, and up to $1,000 will get you quite a lot. There are a wide-screen tubes for 34 inches, flat-panel LCDs for up to 42 inches, Plasma TVs will go up to 42 inches, CRT rear-projection TVs are up to 52 inches. The DLP, LCD, and other styles of rear projections will be up to 50 inches.

As the screen inches grow, so does the price. So $1,000 to $1,500 will get you a flat-panel LCD of up to 46 inches, a plasma TVs of 50 inches, and an LCD rear-projection are up to 60 inches. DLPs, LCD, and LCoS rear-projection TVs will be about 56 inches maximum.

As for the $1,500 to $3,000 price range, that will get a little more. The flat panel LCD runs up to 52 inches, the Plasma TV goes up 60 inches, and the DLP and LCoS rear-projection will run up to 70 inches.

If the sky is the limit on your budget, then you can afford a flat-panel LCD up to 70 inches. You can also get the 103-inch Plasma, which is about the largest you can buy on the market, but I’m sure that will change the moment this is published. A DLP rear-projection will go up to 73 inches.