DVD recorder HDMI
 

My father in law has a 32 inch £1500 Sony HD TV, but it is currently connected to an NTL box & a DVD player via SCART leads.

He asked me for some help, but I have had a look around and am clueless too!

I see on Amazon etc you can get HD DVD players for about £80 which say they connect via HDMI and improve the picture of a normal DVD through this lead. Is the picture quality that much better and worth upgrading to or will his current Sony DVD player (2 years old) connect via an HDMI lead if he bought one and give the same result for the cost of the lead?

I presume the true HD / Blue ray players are coming later in the year??

Basically how can he get the best DVD picture on the mega TV currently from NTL box and DVD?

THANKS

Re: DVD recorder HDMI
 

it isn't the lead that improves the picture, it is the 'upscaler' chip in the DVD player. You could use component connectors & still get an improvement, afaik.

Best I can advise is to go to a local specialist shop & ask them for a demo, to see if you think it is worthwhile going for this, now, or waiting for the blu-ray players to come out.