Okay, I am so confused! My mother is looking for a television for Christmas, and she is confused even after talking with the sales people in Best Buy.

If you skip the plasma, and go for HDTV, do you have to pay more for HD each month? For instance, if you have a cable company that offers HD, do you pay more than your basic cable rates for the HD? Is the HD a separate charge?

Also, do you pay for an HD tuner for your television??

The salesperson told her (?) that if she gets HD, she can't get the cable channels! That makes NO sense to me at all!

In other words...HELP!! :D