Toshiba DST3000 HDTV/DIRECTV Receiver
Works well with Hitachi HDTV
I've used this unit for over a three years.  I have both component video and composite video set up to my Hitachi 36&quot; HDTV (non-widescreen.)  It was simple to setup for the 4:3 aspect ratio with either a choice of black or grey bars when viewing 16:9 programming (I prefer black and have had no burn-in problems.)  <br />I generally run the output in standard mode (480i), except when viewing a good quality HDTV program; even in that mode the quality of the HDTV broadcast vs normal broadcast is good.  The Hitachi supports 1080i mode and I can easily toggle between the two modes if needed (running in 1080i disables composite output so you can't record to a VCR in that mode.)  <br />The one complaint I have, which is why I pulled back from five stars, is that viewing non-HD signals (e.g. local cable, non-HD DirecTV channels) in 1080i mode is not as clean as 480i mode.  The output is a bit fuzzy and appears to be stretched a bit, primarily showing up in sports broadcast where any text (e.g. scores) at the fringes of the screen get cut off a bit.   I assume this is an up-convert issue with this box (from 480i to 1080i) as the straight HD signals look great in this mode.  <br />I like the fact that it has NTSC/ATSC tuners as well as the DirecTV capabilities.  I was considering the soon to be released HDTV DirecTV Tivo unit but it appears to lack an NTSC tuner so I'll stick to this unit as long as I must rely on cable or over-the-air non-digital signals for some local programming.