Wich is better in the long run? Standard A/C Furnace or Hybrid A/C Heat pump Furnace Either way Natural Gas?
The later type of system you're talking about is called Dual Fuel. What that means is there isn't a difference in the summer because most A/C or Heat Pump systems, in the US anyway run only on electricity. A heat pump works like a standard AC in the summer.
The difference is in the winter in heating mode. In winter the unit runs as a heat pump until the temperature outside drops to the point where the continuing to operate in heat pump is no longer economically advantageous. The system then switches to the gas furnace operation. Because below a certain temperature (it varies based on location and this temperature point - called an economic balance point - can be set for each individual system when it is installed at the home) it is no longer economically feasible to run in heat pump mode.
If by better, you mean more economical to operate, generally Dual Fuel systems are better. But they are also more costly in the beginning.
By the way the first poster doesn't have a clue what he's talking about. Heat pumps definitely do have Freon (Freon is a trade name for DuPont refrigerants, there are other names). That is how they transfer heat from a warm location to a cooler location. In the winter they pick up heat from the outside and transfer it into the house. In the summer it works in the opposite. If you're interested in more details look up "refrigerant cycle" on the Internet.
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