> But what if I get a 50-inch TV a few years down the line and > *then* discover that the difference is visible? If you still have the original tapes, then you transfer to the new HD DVD standard (whatever that will be -- HD-DVD or BLU-RAY). Even though the source will be SD (standard definition), the transfers should look identical to the original since you could use a higher bitrate on the new discs (and players). Or you just burn the DV tape data onto the new huge-capacity discs (without compressing to MPEG-2). Anyway... Just thinking to the future. :-) - Mark