Why do I all of a sudden have certain channels on DirecTV?

Why does my HDTV not seem to work on DirecTV channels?

I recently bought a Sanyo 42inch 1080p HDTV. My wife did not buy any of the HD cables so all I did was plug it in and connect the cable from the wall to the back. No other cables were connected. For my Blue Ray player the picture looks great but for all my classified HD channels the picture looks bright and somewhat blurry. Do I need to go get the HD cables that they advertise for? I have DirecTV and my HD box is in the living room but I hooked up the tv to my office for the time being and the box in there does not have an HD plug. Please help!
Answer:

To watch in HD you need a) an HD-capable set-top box b) To connect the box to the TV via either HDMI or component cables. The HD logo on a TV program means only that the same product is broadcast in HD, but without a) and b) above, you watch it in SD.

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