I watch Freeview from satellite 28 degrees east, using a Technomate 6900 HD sat receiver and Panasonic 1080 full HD telly.
All the sat pictures are upgraded to 1080i, regardless of source, and BBC HD and a few others, are breathtaking in HD, and also have full 5.1 surround sound as well.
A sat setup is not expensive for just 28 degrees east Astra, but to be honest if you were to go there, do as I have done, full motorised system with HD sat receiver and HD telly, and wait for it all to unfold....the future's bright for HD. There are over 30 satellites on the arc and more channels than you can shake a stick at....