I asked this question before but only got one response and I think I need to know more... I am about to order D* and am leaning toward going ahead and getting an HD receiver even though we are currently shopping for but haven't yet bought an HD capable monitor/tv. Assuming I still have my standard tv when I get this HD receiver, will the HD receiver still be able to display a viewable picture on my standard tv??? Or must I have the HD monitor/tv in place when I hook up the HD receiver??? Or should I just start out with a standard receiver and upgrade later to the HD receiver??? What are the pros and cons of doing one or the other??? Any help would be appreciated... thanks.... diitto...