Why upgrade?

		Why should I upgrade to high definition?
		Why not? Television prices continue to fall; both Blu-ray and HD DVD players have come down dramatically in price – in just a short time – while lossless sound means that fi lms now sound even better than they’ve ever done before. High-defi nition fi lms boast detail fi ve times higher than the average DVD and, providing you have a decent enough TV, you can enjoy some of the most lifelike and detailed images ever.

		I don’t want to buy into a failing format. Should I wait for the Blu-ray/HD DVD war to end?
		What you have to ask yourself is how much do you enjoy watching movies? It’s highly unlikely that this format war is going to end any time soon, so you’re going to be missing out on watching a great many fi lms if you opt out on both formats while a victor is decided. We don’t have any bias here at HD Review, so our advice to you is that, if you’re really into your movies, you should treat yourself to a hybrid player rather than a dedicated Blu-ray or HD DVD player. That way you can enjoy the best that both formats currently have to offer. This also means that even when an eventual winner is decided, you won’t be left with a selection of unusable discs.

		My Wii’s Virtual Console games don’t run properly on my HDTV, why?
		It’s basically to do with the resolution and scaling capabilities of your television, we’re afraid. Many older consoles and computers run at much lower resolutions than PS3, 360 and Wiis, and certain televisions fi nd it quite hard to upscale these resolutions. The end result is either an extremely jerky picture that proves impossible to play, or no picture at all. While the addition of a component or VGA lead will sometimes result in an image that’s displayed at the correct resolution, it’s not an exact science. If you are the type of person who can’t bear to throw their old consoles away, our advice is to either pick yourself up a spare CRT or test out your machines fi rst, it’s the only way to be really sure.