RCA DTC100 High-Definition/DIRECTV Digital Receiver
Great box cheap
After buying the best HDTV-ready TV for my money (meaning in my budget) last year which happened to be a 52\\" RCA, I was ready to experience HDTV for real and had been looking at the DTC100 for quite a while since it would be directly compatible with my TV, but the price was a little higher than I wanted to pay.  All of the local channels are HD now and I don't have satellite so I was looking to use it strictly for over-the-air (terrestrial) HDTV.  Well, I ended up finding a demo piece available at a local dealer and snapped it up since it was the last one.<br />I took it home, plugged it in, plugged in a standard VGA cable between the DTC100 and my TV, and I was up and running!  It searched and found all of the HD channels locally and the picture quality was great!  Finally I'd gotten the most out of my TV and I was impressed.  The remote from my TV runs the receiver right out of the box so I didn't even need the remote for the DTC100.<br />I plan to eventually order DirecTV and this box will work with DirecTV.<br />As a couple other reviewers said, the biggest knock I have on it is that the analog output (RF or SVHS) and the HD outputs don't function simultaneously, but that's the only thing.  I love having local channels in HD with Dolby Digital surround!  AND it was cheaper that buying a new over-the-air ONLY receiver by another manufacturer...