Other people's HT systems

[L.J.]

I still can't get my dad to understand the idea of him needing to tune to the HD channels to get an HD picture. Every time I'm at his house he's got that $3000 plasma tuned to the std channels. I try to explain it to him, but he says, "but the picture says HD on it. See the little HD next to the ABC (or NBC, CBS, ESPN etc...)?
Yeah, but, here, let me show you.
I switch to the HD signal and he says, "Wow! That is nice!" But the next time I go over, the whole things goes down the same way again.

Comcast just did a guide upgrade in our area. One feature is a "Watch in HD" message that pops up when you turn to non HD channels, if HD is available. Should come in handy for the wife. I busted her watching STD a few times