With HD flat screen televisions at their lowest prices ever and so many channels now in HD, it is imperative that any new TV includes HD programming.

DIRECTV has the best and the most HD programming available, with cable coming in with about half as many channels. Either way you will get the wide screen picture format, crystal clear picture, digital surround sound, and a viewing experience rivaling any movie theater.

DIRECTV HR21 Pro - Retail Price: $599.99

Key Features:

Built in fiber optic HDMI port for long runs.
As video installations grow more complex, with your components being positioned a good distance away from your TV. There is a need for fiber optic cables for runs longer than 25ft. The HD-DVR Pro has a built in fiber optic HDMI port which allows up to 600 feet between HDTV and HD-DVR.

Records 100 Hours of HD Programming
Twice the amount of the HR20

Networkable with DIRECTV MediaShare
With your DIRECTV HD-DVR Pro connected to your home network, you can stream media from your PC to your television: home movies, family photos, music, and internet content.

Broadband Enabled for DIRECTV On-Demand
Connect your DIRECTV HD-DVR Pro and access a vast library of hit movies and TV shows available to you 24 hours a day.

DIRECTV recently launched a brand new satellite that is now beaming down over 85 of the most popular channels in HD. Unfortunately, because of bandwidth issues, Cable companies and DishNetwork are simply unable to provide customers with this many HD channels and have decided to spread a lot of misinformation about what is available.

Cox cable has made it their goal to have 100 HD channels by the year 2010. DIRECTV has had 100 channels since 2007. DIRECTV subscribers currently enjoy these 41 HD channels that Cox Cable does not provide.