HD is all that is ever talked about with television anymore, and it might not take a rocket scientist to see the difference between HD and standard television there are questions.
Questions such as, is one brand of television better than another? This is something to be concerned with it is a major purchase and one of the best ways to find this out is to read up on the comparisons of the different brands and what they have to offer.
Another question is if this television is purchased where will if find the most HD programs and the answer to that one is DirecTV, they have far more HD programming than cable or other satellite providers.
So, what is the true advantage, well if your in the market for a new television this is one that will have the clearest picture available, it is also one that when paired up with surround sound a movie is really a movie but in the comfort of the armchair.
There is also the fact that analog transmissions will end in February of 2009, and then it is a choice of digital television or purchasing a box to see any programming.
If nothing else the quality of watching HD wins out over standard television any day of the week.