What has that got to do with the HD-dvd and Blu-Ray dvd format?
Better picture out of the old dvd? I doubt it.
Will the future HD-DVD and Blu-Ray DVD players be able to coax even better picture quality out of my old dvds than the currently available HDMI-equipped DVD players?
I'm guessing that the answer is no which would make an HDMI-equipped player slightly more appealling to me than waiting for the HD-DVD players.
I was considering returning a LG LGDVB418 I tried out (had some audio sync problems) and picking up the Toshiba SD-5980. Does anyone own or know enough about either of these players to recommend or dissuade purchasing them? I wasn't sure if I picked up a defective LGDVB418 or if it's just a consistently bad player that is prone to audio sync problems.

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