I knew Chase's statement would piss a lot of you off, that's why I posted it. But really, HD, as available today, off-air and from the satellite, is great. WTF do you have to compare it to that's so much better. When you get right down to it, the main issue here is impatience. You guys are just not willing/able to admit that there have been amazing advances in technology and life is great right now. Just sit back and enjoy the beautiful picture and quit analyzing the bitrate. I think if you guys had a blind "taste test" and saw 2 great pictures side by side, you would later have a different opinion based on the bitrate, even though you couldn't see it at the time, just cuz you thought it would make you look cooler/more authoritave...