That's exactly the point I have been trying to get across. Rather than just telling someone that their old non HDTV tv set won't work with an HDTV receiver you should give them all the facts. They may be happy with just being able to watch the HD channels for free over the air even if the picture is downconverted and not in true HD. Let's face it, not everyone has the money to buy a new HDTV tv and some could care less if the picture is in true HD or not as long as long as they can still watch their favourite programs.