It´s a lot of money, but in the same time it could be worth it! You can with HD upgrade get benefit of HDTV, HD-DVD and Blue Ray with a crisp detailed picture!...And i personally think that the BV6 have greater looks than the new BC6... 😕

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Zwets:

I assume the BV6 will be 720p standard after the upgrade?

Thats correct! Then It can handle 576i, 576p, 720p and downscaled 1080i...

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So for 600,- you get a totally new screen (the old model hasn't got many pixels I thougt) ? 

I've tended to say that HD is a waste on anything below 32", even 40", but after having seen an HD signal on my (rather pathetic) little 17" Philips LCD at 'normal watching distances', I think it is of benefit on smaller screens.

However it's not a 'necessity', and doesn't offer anywhere near the difference you see on the larger screens. It's still better to watch IMO though...

Unless its "full" HD (1080) I would want to use a 23" or 26" HD panel as a computer monitor  - 768 lines is basic 17" monitor resolution - blowing that up to 26" would be unacceptable for me for normal monitor use.

As an aside, I've been shopping for a combined bedroom TV/computer monitor for my son. As far as I can see no one sells a 26" panel with full HD resolution (as explained above this is more for it's role as a monitor than a TV) although some will accept a 1080p signal and downscale it. There are 22" sets that have 1050 lines and so aren't quite full HD but will make a decent monitor - these also have picture in picture and picture against picture (i.e side by side) and include Freeview tuners. These can display PC input and TV simultaneously using the PIP modes. It must of course accept an HD signal as the next present is to be a PS3!