Thanks for the feedback. The DVD's at issue here are 1.78:1 aspect ratio, which is what most concert DVD's are presented in. That ratio gives you a full widescreen. Anyway on my Sony SXRD 50", you get a somewhat soft, unfocused image. One person said I may need to sit further away from the screen because for 480i resolution you should be 4X the diagonal lenth of the screen away, so that is part of the problem. Could you recommend a good upscaling DVD player - or do you have one?