I've seen some other posts where Mark Cuban has stated he won't sell his broadcasting to Voom. The way he does things, maybe he will buy Voom. I believe he's right about the future of HD. With the FCC mandate to broadcast in HD by 2006, people are going to be buying HD capable TV's. The forward thinkers are already there, and hungry for content.
If you go into a retail store and look at the HD merchandise, it is far better than SD. Price is what holds people back, and prices are coming down. With a drop in price for the initial equipment outlay, more and more people will replace their older sets with HD capable equipment, and look for the service with the most HD content. Cuban is a young guy who sees the future well.
The more HD I see, the less I want to watch SD. You start looking in the guide for the HD stuff. Most of my friends have digital cable, and say it's 'good enough'. But when you think about replacing a busted or broken down older TV, and you know that HD is on the way by 2006, you have to consider HD capable. Voom and Mr. Cuban are the early innovators who are going to cash in big time in the next two years.