Well my only options were the distant analog NY ABC and my local via cable. Not a choice really since cable was it's usual horrible self, so watched ABC 7 out of NY, which is not one of Dish's better channels anyway but seemed a little worse last night.
Like I posted elsewhere, a Dish rep told me ABC-HD should be available as a HD DNS soon (know idea what "soon" means) but Fox & NBC are still being negoiated. Also, many HD LiLs being negoiated that will eventually go on Echostar X.
So unless he was BSing, between HD DNS & many HD LiLs, hopfully this will be the last year HD networks will be an issue.