The forward march of digital technology
A few months ago, HD-DVD players made their way on the market (the number(and quality) of HD-DVD on the market is still not of interest) . Interestingly at a time where LCD and Plasma TV are really taking the home entertainement by storm. Many people indeed fork a few thousand euros to benefit from a flat screen because the power of marketing tells you that quality is way better (this is a bit more complicated than that but won’t go into details right now). The coolness factor might play a role as well.
So we’ve got HD-DVD players out there. Of course there are only a few (and expensive) LCD/Plasma that can take advantage of it…the marketing power of HD-Ready (or HDTV) is a strong selling point yet is totally useless and it does not mean that your system will be able to truely do HD. There’s really unfortunately not much point to put $2000 into a 42″ 1024×768 hoping to be HD as it is not HD. HD must be able to do 1920x1080p (no, 1080i is not HD)…you will get a better deal by watching it on your computer screen…
So what happens is that if you bought your LCD/Plasma today without looking at it, it probably mean that you will need to change it again in less than 5 years. Just like your computer. Just like your camera.
Ah, the wonderful world of being digital 
If you are really crazy about quality (and have super deep pockets !) to make the most of your extensive DVD collection for the years to come, the DVD player Denon DVD A1XVA (~3000€) and the plasma Panasonic TH-65PX600E (~14000€) might very well do. I’ll let you choose your sound system.
