If E* does not add Universal HD until next year, more than likely I will not care when they add it because I will probably have changed to D* or Comcast, assuming that they move on with their HD plans.
If E* obtains approval to purchase the VOOM 61.5 satellite, they will have 4 new satellites by the end of the year which should allow them to put on all of the national HD channels and many of local HD channels. The satellites would be at 105, 85, 61.5, and the new satellite at 110 or 119 that is scheduled for launch in late summer or fall. There is no clear leader now, so I am watching and waiting.