hdmi 480p vs faroujda 480p

hi guys,

this ones bugged me for a while now so thought i'd ask your opinoins

tv - samsung 42" (non hd) 852x480 resolution plasma

now then

i currently own an old philips 963sa which does prog scan (faroujda chip)

a friend of mine has just given me a samsung dvdhd850 - cheapish upscaling dvd player via HDMI

before i go rushing out and by a hdmi cable i wanted to know wether i'm wasting my time or not

does the faroujda chip in the philips still do a good job?

or will running HDMI from the samsung work a lot better

i'm a bit new to the hdmi thing - is it really that good??

regards

sam