Shane, the little bit I read about the 42H82 indicated that it did a pretty good job when fed "real" HDTV material. If you mean that your cable service in Halifax doesn't offer HDTV but a satellite service does offer it, then the way to get HDTV on your 42H82 is to switch the cable to HDTV satellite. Forget the "upconverting" player; your set doesn't need it. If your present player is mediocre, a new player may make a slight improvement independently of any scaling feature.

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Enjoy the music, not the equipment.