Sonny --
I have a KP-61XBR300 and I know that all setting are not necessarily the same between sets. I would recommend that you do a "Reset" in the service menu. To do this, enter the service menu, select "8" for reset, and then press "Enter" (should say "Reset" in upper rigth screen). This...
I have had the Inline 3582 for about a year and a half now and it works great. No deterioration of picture quality -- this is a professional grade switcher and is built and performs great!
I have 250+ plus channels available to me in 4:3 480i/480p and 4 channels (plus the demo channel) in 16:9 1080i -- and I have every HDTV channel I can possibly get living in Phoenix! And out of those 4 HDTV channels, two are networks (NBC and ABC) and the only shows on those two networks in...
The Sony dish is made by Channel Master, as are most of the eliptical dishes. If you're buying the SAT-HD100, why not get the Sony dish for the whole Sony experience!
I bought the eliptical dish from Fry's Electronics two months ago for $150 and it's collecting dust waiting for the HD100.
To answer the last questions, I highly doubt that you would be able to receive a new box if the HDTV standard changed, just like people with the Divx players didn't get a new player. If the HD format changed, the Sony SAT-HD100 will still be able to pick up regular DirecTv programming so it...