Brad, if you can afford it and she wants to jump in, I think you'd be very happy upgrading everything to HDMI. I've noticed a more encompassing sound field once we upgraded; the HD audio streams are fantastic. I'm assuming you'd be having a nicer picture, too, but that might not be the case. If your old Sony can put up 1080p content then you may not see much improvement there. However, I'd like to think that something fresh and new would improve upon that which is 13 years old. We have an LCD in the bedroom and a plasma in the living room. I LOVE the Panasonic plasma; the picture is incredible from any angle in any light condition. The Sony LCD looks nice straight on, but you don't have to get too far off center for it to degrade. It's great for the bedroom, though.