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Bigger. Wider. Flatter. That’s the vision of tomorrow’s entertainment. And if you’ve already got a new high-definition flat-panel TV, you know exactly what we’re talking about.

But HD flat-panels aren’t just a bleeding-edge luxury anymore. They’re about to become the household standard. While today’s entertainment networks offer only a handful of high-def programs, the number of HD shows is rapidly growing. And if natural market forces weren’t moving rapidly enough for your liking, the United States Congress has just given the technology a firm push forward. There’s never been a better time to jump on the HD bandwagon.

Television as you’ve always known it is about to be history. Just weeks ago, President Bush signed into law a piece of legislation that will require all television broadcasts in the United States to use digital signals, rather than the old analog VHF/UHF signals we’ve received on our tubes for the last few decades — and make the change by Feb. 17, 2009.

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