Now, guests will be able to enjoy HDTV's quantum leap in picture quality, video performance, and audio with available broadcast and satellite network programming. All satellite and off-air HD content is seamlessly integrated with LodgeNet's sigNETure TV system (delivering digital on-demand movies, music, TV programming and games) -- so guests can enjoy easy access to everything with a single remote control.

This is made possible by the companies' industry-first HDTV solution, which uses the LG transcoder to convert both satellite- and broadcast- delivered digital TV signals for delivery through the hotel's coaxial cable to an industry-standard receiver in the guest room.

The set-top box integrates ATSC digital HDTV, traditional analog (NTSC) programming signals and now satellite HDTV signals, along with digital content protection and the interactive functionality of LodgeNet's video-on-demand system card. This solution represents an additional product breakthrough for LodgeNet's interactive television systems, which use a specialized satellite distribution network and digital platform to bring on-demand entertainment to more than 435,000 hotel rooms today.

"With more than 1,200 TV stations broadcasting digitally and reaching more than 99 percent of American viewers, the market for HDTV is exploding," said Richard Lewis, senior vice president, LG Electronics USA, Inc. "A huge amount of compelling HDTV content also is available via satellite."