Quote Originally Posted by recoveryone
After the usually back and forth I see the main issue was missed:

His Money
His Preference
His decision

And I think the bottom line was keeping the cost down.

I didn't see where he was stating that the EDTV was better than any other display, but better track record or helping with further decision on the HT setup:

A good DVD to match with the EDTV to get the best picture possible

AVR that could control all function (switching)

What other display's that could been purchased at the same cost.

That just the way I saw the post from the start! maybe I forgot to look between the lines.
BINGO! Not ready to fork out$$$ at this time of the game (HT receiver with HDMI 1.3,new DVD ) Im always 1 to 2years later for technology and its fine to me.Need to pay down my line of credit from renovation( 6 months no rental income ,building materials,paid labor ) thats my priority.