Update for those that are interested:

I received my Dish 811 receiver last Tuesday and am happier than a gopher in loose dirt! (And that's pretty doggone happy!) The set doesn't seem overly big to me anymore. At 62" and our sitting (seating?) position only 10 feet away, I was a little worried when I got the beast out of the box, but after a couple of weeks now, it seems very normal and for HD material I could sit even closer if I wanted.

Since I haven't dropped the $250 for a DVI switcher yet, I'm running component cables from the Dish and still using DVI for the DVD player. PQ is great on the HD channels, but where I think HD really shines is sports. Football is A-W-E-S-O-M-E in HD and this set does a great job displaying it. In the stadiums that have the new Field Turf or real grass, you can literally see the blades of grass the picture is so detailed. My wife let out an OOOOOO! exclamation the first time I had a football game on and let me tell you, that's high praise. I'm sure this will become normal to me after a while, but I am just mesmerized by the PQ for football. (Last weekend I found myself switching over to the bad Saints/Falcons game from the better Charger/Colts game because the Superdome has Field turf and it looked cooler than the astroturf in Indy. Am I sick, maybe, but it is just so cool!)

(Broadcast question, does CBS not use as high quality HD signal? I found that the CBS HD had "jaggies" in the lines of the field and on the pants when they were in a wide shot. It seemed to go away when they used the overhead cam or field cameras. FOX and ABC exhibit none of this problem.)

The downside so far is just an antenna issue. I tried my original 4 foot antenna in the attic and the receiver searched for all available signals and found all of the digital stations in my area, but when it came time to display them, I could only pick up 3 or 4. Adjusting the antenna allowed me to get the other 3 but at the cost of the first 3. I bought a new antenna (the Terk HDTVi, BB doesn't carry the Zenith model) and that doesn't do any better. Unfortunately, not all of my signals are coming from the same direction, so I think I'm going to need to get a multi-directional antenna. I've started looking into it and found one for $40 on the internet, but then if it doesn't work, I'll have to ship it back, so I'd like to find something local.

Anyway, I couldn't be happier with this set and for those of you that are waiting, I'm sure it'll keep coming down in price. (Best Buy had the 55" on sale over the weekend for $2250 I think down from $2500.) Ultimate Electronics offers a 60 day deal where they refund 110% of the difference if you find it cheaper somewhere else, so I'll be looking for the prices to drop.

Come join me.....the water is gooooood.