[Pc_Support] Does anyone have HDTV DirectTV?

[Bryan J. Smith]

It's almost football season and I now have a 1080i capable TV. 
My NFL Sunday Ticket renewal notice has come in, and I figured
now is the time to go HDTV.

I currently have three (3) NTSC subscriptions in my household,
two (2) for my NTSC TiVO and (1) for another NTSC system.

At this time, I merely want to add (1) HDTV subscription, which
I'll plug to this 1080i capable TV which has a HDMI in (I also
have a DVI-to-HDMI converter capble).  I'm not going to go
DirectTiVO HDTV or anything.  I just want the HDTV channels on
the new TV, and I'll keep the NTSC DirectTiVO for the immediate
future.

So does anyone know if ...

A.  Do I need to have my Dish/Concentrator modified?
FYI, I already ran HDTV/QAM quality RG-6 last fall
I currently have the 2-line in, 4-line out Concentrator

B.  Is it simply a matter of adding the HDTV receiver and having
DirectTV remotely program it, all while still getting NTSC?
I was hoping it was this easy (without "A").

Or is DirectTV HDTV an "all or nothing" thing?
I.e., all TVs must me HDTV at the dish, and then "down converted"
to NTSC for all NTSC TVs?

C.  What HDTV Receiver in everyone recommending?
HDMI or DVI would be ideal, although I'll take Composite (this TV
has lots of inputs).  Something with an Optical ToshLink audio
output would be most ideal, since I have a Decoder.


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Bryan J. Smith                 mailto:b.j.smith at ieee.org
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