hd tuner/hd-dvd player


im in the market for an hd tuner and a dvd player. ive seen a combo from lc at bust buy hd tuner/dvd hd-upconverter. will it play hd dvds? price $400. is there another product i should look at. also,will i need a digital interface hookup on the tv to get the hd signal? my tv has s-video, and componet hookups.
should i wait for lower prices? tv is advent pregesive scan hd crt flat screen tv. thanks.
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The model you saw is probable the LG3510A, which will output OTA high definition signals through either a DVI-D or component connections. The nice feature about this unit is that if your video monitor only has one DVI input, you are essentially inputing two sources with the one connection. The image quality from the component out for both the high definition signal and for DVD's is very good. Like the other posts have said, there are no HD-DVD players yet, but if you are in the market for an OTA high definition receiver, for the cost of this unit, you are almost getting the DVD player thrown in for free, especially when you consider that you won't need to buy an extra aftermarket cable. Good luck with whatever you decide to do.