hi dave <br />from what i have seen the best model to get is the DGTEC set-top box its sells from $650 to $1150 so shop around <br />it has DD 5.1 audio output (this is the only one that has so far)<br />some progs are in DD<br />as well as Two channel MIX <br />high D tuner but lets you display it on ad Analog TV <br />but also has a HD output for the lucky few that have PLASMA <br />searh on web ( DGTEC) and there is all the info<br />but best to wait for the new ones that have a hard disk in them as they have the someone is on the phone feature<br />ie you sat down to watch a Program and some one rings you on the phone or a Knock at the door you hit this button and the Harddisk starts to rec <br />you come back and hit the cont button and your show cont were you left and in the mean time it is still rec so that you dont miss nothing <br /><br />it does this by having two tuners in it like some Sat recviers <br />some can even rec a show with out the commercials COOOL <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="images/icons/default/wink.gif" /> <br />and i think that this could be the hold up at the moment as the ad companys might have a problem with it