Sony Upconverting DVD Player

I recently returned my Xbox HD DVD player due to the quick demise of HD DVD. My only movie watching option at that point was the built-in DVD player on the Xbox, and I refuse to use that since it sounds like an airplane taking off, and it also outputs only to 480p. What to do until blu-ray players become more cost effective? The answer is an upconverting DVD player. Upconverting DVD players bridge the gap between regular progressive scan DVD players and HD players. The machine upscales a 480p image to 720p, 1080i, or 1080p via HDMI. I picked a Sony up at Costco for $80 the other day and I've been impressed with the near HD video quality. I Am Legend and Beowulf looked really good (although I must say that I can immediately tell they're not HD, being spoiled with the HD DVD player). I'm satisfied with it so far and should hold me up until the PlayStation 3's price becomes more reasonable (and Blu Ray discs become more widespread).