[Ian Robinson]

Bit the bullet and bought Teac HD/Digital Set Top Box ($120 at Harvey Norman).

After fiddleling about with the cables to make sure I can still connect my antenna -- > (via the set top box) to my DVD/VCR combo --> the HiFi and old 68cm analog TV which is also connected to a second older 8 head HiFi VCR , the only benefits I noted once I auto tuned in all the available analog + digital and HD digital FTA stations available here in Gateshead were :
- less ghosting on ABC(1) and SBS(1)
- better reception on all the older analog stations NBN, Seven and Ten
- and only 3 new channels (really ABC(2) and the HD copy , SBS(2) and the HD copy and a gaggle of digital and HD copies of the analog stations from Nine, Seven and Ten , plus something new called GO! (which is crap).

Personally, while I like the better reception , and there may from time to be programs on ABC2 or ABC3 and SBS2 or SBS3 that I'd like to see, I don't see any good reason to spend $2000 - $3000 on a new HD1080 digital TV to only get in reality 3 new stations (contentwize).
My old analog TV and analog VCR DVD HiFi Combo has plenty of life in them yet and I wont be retiring them any time in the foreseeable future.