Ritz:

The 1080p displays are just starting to hit from Mitsu and others, though the DLP based products use a "wobulation" to achieve 1080p. To my way of thinking, that is fine, but not "real" 1080p. The D-ILA and SXRD projectors, as well as some of the larger size direct-view LCD panels from Sharp and others are "true" 1080p.

However, I do agree with you that program material will be sparse, and besides, there is no way to deliver it via OTA or any other current conventional method without everyone having to adopt a different (or new) compression scheme such as replacing MPEG-2 with JPEG 2000 or a stepped up MPEG-4 AVC.