PVRblog: "DirecTV's HD problem"

[Kent Pribbernow]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.pvrblog.com/pvr/2005/04/directvs_hd_pro.html' target='_blank'>http://www.pvrblog.com/pvr/2005/04/directvs_hd_pro.html</a><br /><br /></div><i>"A few months ago, I finally splurged and got a low-end plasma TV capable of displaying HDTV signals (it's only 480p or ED, but still). I longed for a HD DirecTiVo to replace my current (hacked) DirecTiVo box. Last month I called DirecTV to inquire what my options were, and that's when trouble started."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/hdtivo.jpg" /><br /><br />This is rather disturbing news, especially since I happen to be a DirecTV customer myself. :(

[Felix Torres]

Not.
Good.
I'm not happy with my cable and have been wondering about DirecTV's promised "500 channels of HD" but this sounds likeit'll be a year or more before theyget their act together.
And I'm not sure what the heck that FCC decision is about; who are they trying to protect? Advertisers?
Oh, well; time to start researching DISH...