I would check with the local cable service provider to see if the HD is OR will soon be available in your area. Most TV cable providers offer more HD channels than satellite dish providers. Local cable providers often offer TV networks, such as CBS, NBC, and ABC, in HD whenever broadcasted. That was the primary reason why local cable services have more HD channels than satellite dish providers, and I am sure that your wife would love to watch her TV network programs in HD. Another advantage in getting service from the local cable provider is that you can lease the HD decoder for nominal fee rather than to plunge down $1K up front. These HD decoders from your cable company have component video outputs and digital outputs. Unlike purchasing from an electronic retail store, if there is any thing wrong with the HD decoder one year down the road, you should be able to obtain immediately a replacement without any trouble. Another reason to why you should lease is that rather than to throw $1K cash out there to upgrade to a new and better HD decoder every time it becomes available on the market, it is cheaper to upgrade your HD decoder through your local cable provider. By doing so, you don't have to lay out all the cash on the table and be committed to that unit, which depreciates rapidly and soon to be obsolete. If you plan to upgrade often and don't want to piss off your wife, lease. Just my 2-cent thought. Good luck.
