Trouble With Blu-Ray Player?

Is a bluray player a waste if one doesn't yet have an HD TV?

• I currently have a Proscan 27" CRT TV (proscan is/was the upscale brand by RCA). I found a deal on a sony bluray player and I will eventually be upgrading my tv to an HDTV but my question is if I connect a bluray player to a standard def TV will the picture quality be worse than if I had my regular DVD player plugged in. I guess I'm wondering if the bluray player will only transmit in HD1080p and will somehow overload the signal processor of my standard def TV and make the image look like crap. thanks.

• Answer:

  In a nutshell: using a blu-ray player with a non-HD TV is like buying a souped up Lamborghini that you're only allowed to drive the speed limit inside a subdivision .... over plenty of speed bumps. ...Blu ray players and discs offer two basic features above all: 1080P resolution and more extended features per movie (depending on the production). If you get a bluray and match it with a Proscan TV, you won't see any improvement on the picture. The picture will not 'overwhelm' your tv. High Def images really add resolution lines that standard TV's will not pickup, but HD TV's will. Most Sony players are equipped with standard video output (composite) to connect with non-HD TV's. At the least, you'll be able to check out the extra features some studios include with their Blu-ray releases. P.S. most blu-ray players also play standard DVD discs too.