High Definition?


Is it worth going to HD with Directv? I mean is there enough programming for about a 1K investment? I'm looking at a Sony HD 300, good component cables, and adding a third LBN to my dish to go with my Pioneer Elite. Or should I sink it into the audio fund but piss off the wife...
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I would check with the local cable service provider to see if the HD is OR will soon be available in your area. Most TV cable providers offer more HD channels than satellite dish providers. Local cable providers often offer TV networks, such as CBS, NBC, and ABC, in HD whenever broadcasted. That was the primary reason why local cable services have more HD channels than satellite dish providers, and I am sure that your wife would love to watch her TV network programs in HD. Another advantage in getting service from the local cable provider is that you can lease the HD decoder for nominal fee rather than to plunge down $1K up front. These HD decoders from your cable company have component video outputs and digital outputs. Unlike purchasing from an electronic retail store, if there is any thing wrong with the HD decoder one year down the road, you should be able to obtain immediately a replacement without any trouble. Another reason to why you should lease is that rather than to throw $1K cash out there to upgrade to a new and better HD decoder every time it becomes available on the market, it is cheaper to upgrade your HD decoder through your local cable provider. By doing so, you don't have to lay out all the cash on the table and be committed to that unit, which depreciates rapidly and soon to be obsolete. If you plan to upgrade often and don't want to piss off your wife, lease. Just my 2-cent thought. Good luck.
Thanks for all the advice - it's either comcast or Directv which I already subscribe to. I live in a valley and OTA might not be an option. Does directv offer HD with the networks?
DirecTV doesn't offer local HD. That will require an antenna. Going to HDTV is the single biggest improvement you can do the the video system after getting an HDTV set.
Just got a new TV and a OTA HD receiver (Samsung 351). The OTA is working fine for me due to a clear shot to the broadcasting tower. Do have some ghosting however.

Definitely try out Attenaweb.com. Type in your address and out comes the results. Also try Avsforum for additional information.

For DirectTV, there is a OTA attena from Terk that clip to the dish. You might as well add that at the same time you add the 3rd dish to get HD. It might just surprice you. I could get lots of HD channels using a simple bow-tie hanging outside on the first floor of a 2-story house.

Trying to improve the multi-path on the other hand is a different story.