If the 34 in TV is a SONY XBR HDTV (like my bedrooom HD set), you may wish to go Blu-ray.
If you have a 480i tv, don’t waste your money on a Blu-ray, wait for the big HDTV set. (HDDVD players are no longer being made by Toshiba)
If you purchase a HDTV sometime down the road then you may wish to consider one, but a good upconverting player will give you very good picture on an HD set without the extra dollar$ for a Blu-ray disk.
I was very impressed with the picture quality produced by the up-convert player, I'll consider a blu-ray when they come down to $50.00
Thank you for the information. Indeed, mine is not an HD set, so I figured, why bother until I upgrade?