I don't get the attraction of the 16:9 thing for TVs, either. In my family room I've got a limited amount of horizontal space (barring replace a $1500 piece of

I don't get the attraction of the 16:9 thing for TVs, either. In my family room I've got a limited amount of horizontal space (barring replace a $1500 piece of furniture as well). Switching to HD will really just mean that I have a smaller picture, because with a fixed horizontal measurement I can only make the vertical measurement smaller to fit the aspect ratio.