Re:Also: where are the _downconverters?_ (Score 1)

I have been OTA for about 3 years now. I have a LG w/DVD from Best Buy. Its correct to say that there are often only about 2 or 3 available. The Best Buy personel I talked to was knowledgeable about the HD subject. I am using a $5 pair of rabbit ears. True, only the UHF loop is used in the HD reception but you need the other for non HD channels on VHF. I have had no problems with my DVD unit to date (remember above, three years of use). If I purchased a more expensive UHF (the Silver Surfer is an acknowledged great antenna) I could bring in some of the farther away channels. I think that part of the reason for only a couple of selections is most people are dumber than a box of rocks about HD and are only now just learning. Also newer TVs above a certain size (27 in?) are now required to contain a HD tuner. All will be required to have in in something like '09 or so. Not too many companies want to invest the cash for a short term product.