[rbinck]

I think if you are going to get Blu-ray in the future then by going ahead and getting a Blu-ray player now you would start your Blu-ray library and avoid the necessity of replacing DVDs later. As far as if at 26" you will see a difference between Blu-ray and DVDs, it would depend on the screen resolution and how close you sit to the screen. At 3 feet or closer a 1080p screen would probably be noticeable.