What's the difference between an LCD TV and a Liquid Crystal Television?

I am comparing two products to buy with my Amex points:

Sharp 32" HDTV AQUOSâ„¢ Liquid Crystal Television and the

Sharp 32" AQUOSâ„¢ HD Flat Panel LCD TV

Clearly they are different because they required a significantly different # of points. What's the difference? Which is better? What are the tradeoffs?

The LCD is the three letter acronym for Liquid Crystal Display. So they are exactly the same. Now for the two TVs you are looking into, you will need to get the model names for the two to have a better idea of what they offer. Sharp has several 32 inch LCD TVs some have more resolution and more features then the others. The model name for Sharp normally start with LC32xxxx, where the xxxx can be D40U, D50U, D6U etc. The D40U is the low end with the least resolution and features and is made in China, the D50U is the most recent model that has the best features and resolution and is assembled in Mexico. D6U is the 2005 model.

LCD is liquid crystal display, so there is no difference

LCD and Liquid Crystal Display television are the same thing. The reason is because the second one is a flat screen TV, and the first one is not.

The is no difference from the definition you give LCD is liquid crystal display. All LCD are flat panel by definition. You would have to check the exact model number and find out if there are different features between the two models.

The first Sharp TV is an LCD one ( Liquid Crystal Display), the second is an HD TV( High definition). HD is definitely better than LCD