Hi, I'm looking for an inexpensive OTA HD receiver for an older HD-Ready only set. Computer based USB products seem to be very cheap but for my purposes I need to have a standalone box. Any Recommendations?

Check the New & Improved! The Official AVS HDTV STB Synopsis - Winter 2008! thread for a list of older receivers then hit up ebay.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=179095

Some searching will turn up plenty of info also.

Hi, I'm looking for an inexpensive OTA HD receiver for an older HD-Ready only set. Computer based USB products seem to be very cheap but for my purposes I need to have a standalone box. Any Recommendations?


I've been *very* happy (for over a year and a half) with Samsung's H260F unit, feeding my Zenith HD-ready set. It's ~$179.

See that synopsis thread. Someone notes the many features of the H260F and notes some (minor) ones it doesn't have. The OSG ('on-screen guide') is very valuable. New HDTV's do not have one. !!