Here's an article on this:

http://hr20.dbstalk.com/HR23-700%20First%20Look.pdf


I figured, gee, maybe the picture will be a bit better on DirecTV.

It is NOT A BIT BETTER. ITS REMARKABLY BETTER. Sharper, more 3D, closer to Blu Ray (but still not Blu Ray) than ever before.

Even "Mad Men" in 480i on AMC is much better now. Before, hard to watch. Now, much closer but not quite to DVD from my Oppo Blu Ray player.

Dishnetwork Rules!!

Holy crap Steve... Where have you been.. That piece has been out some time!

Yup!

All waiting on the new DirecTivos - don't think it will be this year (a friend is one of the lead programmers on it) - but hopefully soon thereafter.

Holy crap Steve... Where have you been.. That piece has been out some time!

Yea - but I didn't envision it would be this big of a picture improvement.