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To be honest, on my TV (the Zenith we mentioned earlier) you can't really tell that much difference on standard def reception, and the Zenith has the Faroudja DCDi line doubling chip, which is one of the better ones out there. My impression is that the quality of signal coming in on my cable is really not that great, so doubling the lines is really not that big of a deal (you know, garbage in, garbage out). One last thing about this that I forgot to mention before... The hi-def packages offered over cable and sat to my knowledge run at a max of 480p. This qualifies as high definition (it is the same as those progressive scan dvd players), but is not exploiting the capabilities of the technology. The only way I am aware of getting 720p and 1080i is broadcast (with an antenna). Be warned that digital antennae and reception are a BITCH - more finicky than analog reception. At this point, I'd be looking at a set not counting on reliable reception over the air - so just consider your 480p, standard def, and possibly upconverted dvd usage. I've heard that the next generation of set-top boxes (which will pull in the digital signal from the antenna) will be much better - maybe Brandon11983 can confirm? He certainly knows more about the sat and cable packages than I do - I think I remember him saying something about selling them at his store.
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