Hi Dano,
I enjoy "DVD`s" a lot ! Before DVD`s I used to buy Laser-Disc`s so for me the picture quality was not that big of a leap. But for those who have not experienced a higher resolution picture than TV (330 lines) or VHS (240 lines of res.) the jump to 480 lines is amazing! Also keep in mind that the picture is only "half the fun" the other is "sound" and with almost all DVD`s you will get 5.1 sound at the least, and now they have THX-EX which gives you 6.1 or 7.1! And then theres DTS -ES (same configuration, just more detailed sound) of course the down side of all this technology is "buck`s+space" by the time you buy a decent DVD player and an Amp or Reciv. , then you have to get speakers. And find a place to but then!! But don`t let that put you off it can all be done slowly, for example: If you already have a "stereo" then you can just "hook-up" your DVD player to the AUX.-input and then hook the dvd player to your TV and your "good-to-go" and the rest of your system can always come "a-piece-at-a-time" Happy Viewing and your missing alot without DVD`s and they have a "shelve-life" the same as "cd`s" so they shouldn`t deteriorate with age! Also there about the same price as "VHS-movies" but twice the quality plus extras
"go for it"
jedi