10-21-2007, 01:37 AM
[quote Silencio]If I break down and buy a HiDef LCD panel, that will have a very expensive cascade effect on my DirecTV subscription, my DVR, stereo receiver, and on and on and on. I have better things to spend money on -- er, I mean save/invest -- at the moment.
Not really. I have an HDTV but I don't get an HDTV signal. However, there still are many advantages to having the HDTV. If it's a good one, it will have a high quality deinterlacing and line doubling ability, which will significantly improve the picture quality from your DVR or DirectTV box.
More importantly, if you get (or already have) a quality progressive DVD player, the noninterlaced picture you will get will come close to the quality of a regular HDTV signal. If it's an upscaling player (e.g. Oppo) then you might get an even better picture if your TV doesn't do good upscaling. In addition, HD DVD players have plummeted in price. The Toshiba A2 can be had for around $200 and includes 5 free movies. The HD DVD format may "lose" to Blu Ray format, but it doesn't matter too much since the A2 is a great regular upscaling DVD player anyway.
Not really. I have an HDTV but I don't get an HDTV signal. However, there still are many advantages to having the HDTV. If it's a good one, it will have a high quality deinterlacing and line doubling ability, which will significantly improve the picture quality from your DVR or DirectTV box.
More importantly, if you get (or already have) a quality progressive DVD player, the noninterlaced picture you will get will come close to the quality of a regular HDTV signal. If it's an upscaling player (e.g. Oppo) then you might get an even better picture if your TV doesn't do good upscaling. In addition, HD DVD players have plummeted in price. The Toshiba A2 can be had for around $200 and includes 5 free movies. The HD DVD format may "lose" to Blu Ray format, but it doesn't matter too much since the A2 is a great regular upscaling DVD player anyway.