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Originally Posted by Chromy
I don't agree with this. I think that it's the SIZE of the HDTV that makes the difference as well as how far away people sit. Generally, people have smaller sets in non-dedicated rooms and sit pretty far away. At these sizes and distances the difference between HD and DVD isn't that great. Granted, I've got an older HD set downstairs, but at 42" and at 15' away the difference between 480p and 1080i is negligible.
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Great point. My dad has a 42" LCD 1080p HDTV and sits about 20+' away from it. I'm not sure he would be able to detect any difference between 480p, upconverted 1080i from this upconverting DVD player, or upconverted 1080p from cable TV sources (as upconverted by the TV itself). He DOES notice picture quality differences when watching cable TV but that's because the SD picture is sometimes snowy and noisy vs native HD cable shows being crystal clear. Other than that, I doubt he could really notice a difference.
Once again, I'll raise the point of the audio side of this war. The differences between DVD and Blu-Ray, as mentioned above, focus on the video side. An upconverting DVD player can't handle ANY of the new audio formats which all would agree are SIGNIFICANT improvements over the 5.1 audio that is standard on DVD. I think the consumer wanting the truly BEST HT experience will go with Blu-Ray over DVD, provided they can afford to do so. Those not wanting to switch to Blu-Ray, if they could afford it, are simply not interested in or not wanting the best HT experience they can have and are happy with what they've got now.
Peace...