Can I swear here? Fuck! Like Troy, I took advantage of the upgrade for free, and the new hr21 showed up last night. Sleek black box, but other than that, everything seems to be the same as the 20. I figured I would need the converter box to get the 3d channels, but didn't want to order until the box came. Sure enough, I need the converter, dtv does top and bottom I believe, and my tv only handles checkerboard.
Now keep in mind, I had the converter a year ago, decided I could just buy a Bluray player that output checkerboard, which made for a simpler setup. So I returned the converter to Amazon for a refund. It was $100 then. Go to Amazon today, Amazon does not stock themselves now, but a reseller wants $299 for the converter. Quick search of the web, and either everyone is out of them, or they are high price like Amazon. Did find one seller for $87, but never have heard of them. It isn't worth $299 for 3d, but hopefully I can find one cheaper.