I considered the move to satellite, but decided against it because of the added over head. The initial cost of the Dish and HDTV decoder was very high, over $1k if I remember correctly. I'm paying $10/month over my basic cable service for HDTV/Digital cable and I get the following HD channels : ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, ESPN, Comcast Sports NET, INHD, INHD2 and some PBS station. Additionally, all my movie channels have one that is HD and 5.1DD. A much better bargain if you ask me.