I got compensated for my poor old Sony with a-new-this-year Samsung 120 hz.
At first, I thought the DVD and low def. pictures were very disappointing, but following the advice of folk on this and other forums, I ended up with various 'clever' devices turned firmly OFF and was stunned how much better it was.
My 'Up Convert' player can be very, very good with a well made DVD - It just goes to show how easily the human brain can be deceived.
I took quite a lot of advice before choosing my free replacement. Going from Sony was quite a wrench after 30+ years of using and indeed selling, Trinitron technology.