as TallJustin said in his post, its just a matter of setting your tv. in fact, i can choose either through composite, component and hdmi and i am getting full picture i.e stretch..well on my part i have separate setting for each input so i dont mind changing them each time...
by all means, as of now we are enjoying free HD content, 5.1 digital audio, totally free new decoder, dish + wiring. lot of people wrote and praise on the espn HD experience.
rather than labelling me as an astro backer etc, why not you compare on what you re getting and what you're losing...
the main reason we are taking b.yond is HD content. period.
i am not saying that you cannot complain, i am saying that lets be fair to them and wait for the next firmware update without getting emo