I know that full HD (read: 1080p) broadcasting is still years away, but this news out of LSI logic confirms that the wheels are already in motion...

"The DX-1810 is a scalable platform that supports H.264, MPEG-2 and VC-1 compression formats, according to LSI Logic (Milpitas, Calif.). The company said the device's high output quality makes it ideal for TV program content delivery as well as for Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD real-time authoring systems."