[george76]

Thank you for the information.

I have been watching and waiting for the dust to settle.

Looks like I need to wait some more.

[TommyUdo]

I didn't include the punchline.

Sadly, Dish is STILL, today, right now, activating these soon-to-be deficient receivers for NEW accounts.

"Yes, I know you just signed up to receive Dish HDTV. No, you can't get these new channels--which include YOUR LOCAL stations in HDTV. Unless, of course, you want to send me some more money..."

Man, I wouldn't want to be working in the Dish Network "Customer Service" shop when this stuff hits the fan.

[dhs12345]

Cable may be a better option. Depends on where you are of course. Outlying cities are less supported than large cities.

Well worth it in my opinion.

HDTVs: always getting better. Mine is a 720p which is more than adequate for my viewing. New ones are 1080p. Actually, feeding the TV with a progressive scan DVD player and video quality is very good -- difficult to tell the difference between broadcast HD and SD progressive.

Very happy.