Is it pointless to buy a Blu Ray player if you don't have a high def television set?

We own a gigantic Mitsubishi projection big screen tv that is 8 years old and still works great. Will we still get all the benefits of Blu Ray without having an HD tv?Is it pointless to buy a Blu Ray player if you don't have a high def television set?
I'm going to go against everyone here and here's my logic.



If your TV can connect to the blu ray player (with blu ray set to output 480p) I'm guessing your TV has at least component input, then I would go for the blu ray, here's why. You'll build your blu ray library whenever you do buy something and don't rent it.



You'll stop buying DVDs that are on the way out. When you do get a true HDTV and you will because they are getting cheaper every month, you'll already have your blu ray/DVD player and a nice little blu ray library. With more and more blu ray titles of older movies coming in at 10 bucks at Walmart and even a few at Target, why not upgrade now?



So while it might seem pointless today, it makes sense tomorrow.
You are not going to get the benefit of the blu ray disc movies if you don't have a 1080P tv. Also you can can see the difference between 720P and 1080P in screen size smaller than a 46". Blu ray disc players price have gone dropped and will continue to drop, you might be wise to wait until you are ready to replace your old Mitsubishi tv.Is it pointless to buy a Blu Ray player if you don't have a high def television set?
You'll get everything but high-definition video.



A lot of blu-ray players are starting to ship with internet-connected features, like Netflix, YouTube, etc. So there's that...plus 7.1 digital audio and a lot of other bells and whistles.



But to answer your question, yes. It is pointless to buy a Blu Ray player without HD. Picture-wise, it will appear the same as a DVD player. Plus, you'll be paying extra to buy or rent blu-ray discs. Not worth it.



I'd recommend buying an HDTV and donating your working TV to charity.Is it pointless to buy a Blu Ray player if you don't have a high def television set?
Unfortunetly No. Blu Ray looks sharper with an HDTV, which makes the resolution up better. If you do get it, it might just help it look better but not as good as its suppose to look like.
yes, it will pretty much useless. It will be like having an expensive dvd player.
Yes, it is pointless.
it would be pointless