I must not be a tv addict like most everyone else. I really don't care if
they stopped producing all HD tv equipment tomorrow. I do have a LCD
projector I use for movies sometimes but even that is only 800x600.
Honestly, I think a good quality hi-fi VCR produces an acceptable picture.
I'm more picky about the sound quality than the picture and stereo VHS has
quite good sound.



I quit watching TV years ago, but I do have a 56" widescreen HD rear
projection set that I got for free and I watch a lot of movies. Having used
DVD for years, VHS looks awful to me, I have a nice high end Sony VCR, but
the resolution and dynamic range of the format are just not adequate. HD
compared to standard DVD is a much more marginal improvement, it's night and
day on a plasma or LCD panel which has to scale lower resolutions, but on a
CRT projector I can see much less difference.

The sound of a good hi-fi VHS deck is good, but it lacks 5.1 surround.