Growing pains

Trying to figure out how to upgrade my TV without having to replace EVERYTHING ELSE.

1. Syntax Olevia LT32HVE 32" LCD HDTV
2. Philips DSR7000 DirecTiVo DVR & Satellite Receiver
3. Slingbox A/V
4. Zenith DVD/VHS combo player
5. Original Gigantic PS2
6. XBOX 360 with super awesome faceplate
7. West Elm Coffee Table as TV Bench (44")
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Right now, I've got an older, smallish 32" HDTV languishing with lowly SD service . I'd like to finally join the HD set and really make it worthwhile by grabbing a bigger display with HDMI -- Probably a Toshiba or Samsung around 46". Should be easy, right?
STEP ONE: NEW TV +$16002
Unfortunately, getting HDTV service means getting rid of my amazing DVR, which has 2 tuners, lots of storage, records everything at broadcast quality and does double duty as a satellite receiver. I guess I need a new DVR. TiVo HD looks like the right answer, but isn't free, and will cost about $10 mote a month than my current DVR solution
STEP TWO: NEW TIVO HD DVR +$300 (+$10 /mo)3
But what about my Slingbox? It works really well right now because it can only take input from one device, but I happen to have a single device receiving and recording. If I have to get rid of the DirecTiVo, I may need to replace my Slingbox.
STEP THREE: NEW SLINGBOX PRO +$1902 again
And if I'm not gonna keep the DirecTV DVR, why keep DirecTV? Comcast offers HD service cheaper and will combine tv service bills with the internet service bills I already receive. Plus, since they supposedly support Cable Card -- and so does the new TiVo HD -- I may be able to finagle a single-unit receiver/DVR after all. Maybe?
STEP FOUR: CHANGE TV SERVICE PROVIDER7
Oh yeah. I have a old West Elm coffee table I bought from the catalogue to use as a TV bench years ago. I love this thing. Problem is, it's 44" wide and the narrowest TV I'm considering is 44.5". It's tacky to have a TV that's bigger than it's stand, right?

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So.. all in all it would cost me around $2200, plus the increased monthly cost of TiVo and HD service, plus the headache of canceling DirecTV and installing Comcast just to get a bigger, sharper picture, HD DVR, and HD Slingbox. Not terrible, but aren;t I supposed to be saving for a house?