.... so a buddy bought the 38" RCA HDTV tube widescreen directview. And he took it back a week later. This set comes with an HD converter and a satellite converter built in. Seems the set kept looking for a satellite or HD signal, and was taking three or four seconds to change channels. In Canada, if you want satellite, you have to get the box from the service provider; a "generic" box will not work in the majority of cases.

For me, the biggest aspect of buying HDTV has become "How does it look on regular cable or satellite" since there currently so few HD broadcasts. And the truth is that upconverting a standard signal makes the picture look a lot worse than it really is. So cable pictues on HDTVs look godawful.

And I have to agree with Slocko on his last point. .... Mike