I think you mean Hardwood or LVP or Engineered Hardwood.

Get real wood.... Hardwood or Engineered Hardwood. They can be installed over concrete properly.

Engineeted Cork is interesting if you haven't thought of that.

Don't get LVP because it's not real wood and very few look real.

Maybe 10 years LVP was different. If there’s no water around and you can install hardwood flooring. I’d do that. I have a smaller house so used new LVP throughout. After my washing machine totally broke water every where. No problem other than getting the water up. Laminate would have been warped.

Our laminate is waterproof. It's from the Restoration Collection by Mannington.

There are no substitute for the real thing.

If it were my house, I’d want wood. You may need to go with engineered if it’s on concrete, but talk to a reputable local flooring company. LVP and laminate are photos of wood, so you can definitely tell the difference, especially if they’re floating. Think about your lifestyle, though. If this is a room that gets heavy traffic from dogs and kids then LVP may be a better option for your family. Engineered wood and hardwood can be refinished and are easier to repair than LVP or laminate.

If you can afford real hardwood flooring I would champion that. Nothing really compares to real wood floors. Although other materails can look quite good you will always be able to tell what is real and what is not.

I have LVT throughout and I absolutely love it. Especially with having a dog. All I have to do is vacuum and/or damp mop. I looks enough like wood to have fooled friends and neighbors.

. Its installed over concrete.

IMO this choice is 2 fold. Do you have a totally always dry basement and waht is your lifestyle. We have 3 huge dogs and have laminate from Germany on the main floor and LVP in our walk out basement . The dogs have free run through a doggie door all day in all kinds of waether the floors get dirty and a quick vacuum or sweep and adamp mop on raint days is all it needs to look like new 16 yrs alter. The laminate upstairs was bought for the fabulous finish which 16 yrs later does not show any scratches .I did nit plan to try to fool anyone with the LVP into thinking it is wood but it is funny how many people think it is. The mainfloor looks like slate even has a bit of the teture slate would have. I think flooring needs to be chosen for how you live

No matter what you choose, you will probably find out your concrete floor is not level. Usually builders do not take care to assure a level floor when pouring. Carpet disguises that. All of the products you're interested in require a level floor (to some degree - it doesn't have to be perfect). There are ways to level it after the fact, but it costs extra. So when talking to the flooring contractor, be sure to discuss that.

As for which product, I have LVP in my basement and I'm very happy with it. I don't think it looks like real wood exactly, but it's a good product for a basement. I have real wood upstairs, but for me it isn't worth the expense of having it in the basement also. Our basement is walk-out and finished with drywall and has a home office and a family room (only 2/3rds of it is finished space). We carpeted the steps to have a break between the wood and the LVP. If you put vinyl next to wood it looks extra fake.

I guess I don't know what laminate is but I looked it up and it is not waterproof. Must be regional because people don't use it in California.

@lisaj1354 what flooring do you have? It looks very nice!