I just switched to D* last month and really like it. I don't notice much a difference in the picture quality myself. D* might have a slight edge, but its really not any reason to choose one over the other. D* does seem to being doing a nice job at adding some more HD latley, which may help entice some unhappy Dish customers to switch. Not having my RSN's was one thing, but when they dropped AMC for what seemed to be their own personal gain in the lawsuit, that was the straw that broke the camels back.