I have the Sony DVP-NS975V connected via an HDMI to DVI cable to the DVI input of my Toshiba 34" CRT HDTV. I then use high-grade analog audio cables to handle the sound to the TV (it's in a small room in an apartment, so I do not bother with an audio system).

On anamorphic DVDs of CG movies ("Finding Nemo", for example), it is simply breathtaking at 1080i. The "Lord of the Rings" movies also look astounding.

Star Wars Episodes 1 and 2, being filmed in HD to begin with, actually kind of suffer - the SFX are blatently obvious since they're running at native resolution on a screen far, far smaller then they were intended for. They still look gorgeous, though.

Anamporhic DVDs look best. The better the DVD, the better the output. Watch TV series DVDs or an older, unrestored and non-anamorphic movie and it's little different then watching it on a progressive DVD player at 480p on your HDTV.