Your other options are UA to both IAD and ORD and JL and AA to ORD only. What is your final destination and when are you flying?
I don't mind the old NH C seats per se, but if I can have full-flat seats I'll take it, even if I have to make a detour. There's a decent chance that NH will have introduced the new F/C product on the ORD and IAD routes sometime this year.
This thread might give you some more ideas:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/star-...a380-co-c.html