"While we tend to view a built-in, non-upscaling DVD player as a bit of a waste..."
Did you fall for the Bestbuy sales ploy of refilling plasma TVs with plasma gas? There is no need to put two scalers in this product. This HDTV scales all images to its native resolution. Therefore, the DVD image will be upscaled. Now if you want to complain that the internal scaler is not adequate, that may be a fair gripe if true, but asking for the addition of a dedicated DVD scaler only displays your lack of video knowledge.
Now the true downside to internal DVD players in HDTVs is that optical drives such as CD and DVD player are considered the most unreliable devices in consumer electronics. So the manufacturer is marrying consumers' most reliable product (TV) with their most unreliable product (CD/DVD Player). So if you have to send out your DVD player to be repaired, you end up sending your HDTV along as well.
"Did you fall for the Bestbuy sales ploy of refilling plasma TVs with plasma gas?"
Which store did you get THIS imformation from? That was never part of any training I got from Best Buy!
"Now the true downside to internal DVD players in HDTVs..." HEAT! Until you're able to purchase a combo with a consumer removable/replaceable DVD player "module", I would stay away from larger (32" and above) combos altogether.
"So if you have to send out your DVD player to be repaired, you end up sending your HDTV along as well."
This is one reason why I would never offer one of these as a "main use" television.
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"While we tend to view a built-in, non-upscaling DVD player as a bit of a waste..."
Did you fall for the Bestbuy sales ploy of refilling plasma TVs with plasma gas? There is no need to put two scalers in this product. This HDTV scales all images to its native resolution. Therefore, the DVD image will be upscaled. Now if you want to complain that the internal scaler is not adequate, that may be a fair gripe if true, but asking for the addition of a dedicated DVD scaler only displays your lack of video knowledge.
Now the true downside to internal DVD players in HDTVs is that optical drives such as CD and DVD player are considered the most unreliable devices in consumer electronics. So the manufacturer is marrying consumers' most reliable product (TV) with their most unreliable product (CD/DVD Player). So if you have to send out your DVD player to be repaired, you end up sending your HDTV along as well.
"Did you fall for the Bestbuy sales ploy of refilling plasma TVs with plasma gas?"
Which store did you get THIS imformation from? That was never part of any training I got from Best Buy!
"Now the true downside to internal DVD players in HDTVs..." HEAT! Until you're able to purchase a combo with a consumer removable/replaceable DVD player "module", I would stay away from larger (32" and above) combos altogether.
"So if you have to send out your DVD player to be repaired, you end up sending your HDTV along as well."
This is one reason why I would never offer one of these as a "main use" television.