It's all along way off for me, John. Our tv is "hd ready" but it was purchased following the old tv breaking down and it made sense to try to be as"future proof" as reasonably possible. I'm in no hurry for hd itself.

With regards to UK broadcasting, I've no idea if/when hd might be available on digital terrestrial. I believe Sky offer it on satellite and I guess some cable might. For me though (especially as someone who dislikes pay to view and dislikes Murdoch/Sky), the next thing of interet will be free sat. I'll keep my eye on that and may give it a try at some point.

As for blu-ray, again no hurry and prices need to drop a lot...