AMEN!!! I have a 61" Sony regular format paired with Sony's SAVA D900 5.1 digital with a 5 disc changer. I won't buy or rent anything that is not widescreen and finally got my wife on the same page. It took some getting used to but I won't have it any other way. We'll be upgrading to HD format because of the higher res when my bigg a$$ed Sony gives up the ghost but the big brute still has a picture just as good as it was when new..
On the other hand, for private viewing, I just upgraded my computer with an ATI Radeon All In Wonder 9800 Pro 128MB (No need for the XT 256MB as performance isn't that much better) coupled with a Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS and Creative Inspire 7700T 7.1 surround with a Sony Trinitron 21" monitor.
Now if I can just get my head together enough to put it all together.