My big beef with US based HDTV is the almost complete lack of HD anything. OK a few not great shows and the superbowl don't count.
They still put that cheesy "High Definition" banner at the start of the programs in the same way they used to put the "Stereo broadcast" a few years ago.
Check out http://www.freeview.co.uk/ for how it could be..... broadcast digital TV.

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I forgot to add, this is also in the land of 17.5% sales tax, 400% fuel tax, no mortgage tax relief and a grand total 35-40% salary going to the government. So I can live with limited HD broadcasts