Thanks Topper.
I had some doubts, but now I'm sure my pennies are better off staying in my wallet
You're right, I haven't got oodles of money to throw at this.
My whole kit consists of cheap Lidl sat equipment and even cheaper freebie analogue gear from a tv engineer friend. I have more than enough channels to play with (when there's something on worth watching) and the picture on our assorted tellies is quite alright for me.
I've seen the BBC HDTV playing on the tv's in our local Tesco's and to be honest, the picture doesn't seem all that different. Yes it's sharper, but not £500 sharper!!!!!