Hi All,

It's been a very long time since I posted here (mainly because I have been extremely happy with everything Meridian).

The only thing that has gone wrong was that my 596 needed a new DVD drive, mediain replaced free of charge even though the unit was out of warrently (thanks guys).

So I bought a new HD ready Plasma screen recently (Hitachi), the 596 provides a wonderful picture which looks great on the Hitachi. This got me thinking - how much better does an HDMI delivered picture look?

I have a first generation 596 and have not had it modified (still a great bit of kit and I don't have money burning a whole in my pocket to get rid of it).

Look forward to hearing your opinions.

Thanks in advance.

Martin.