Thanks for all of the input - My DTV receiver is not HD- (not ready for the extra $11 + $5/ month for the extra receiver for not all that much choice in programming. I'm enjoying the FREE OTA right now. As for my connections - I'm using s-video to my a/v receiver then to my HDTV. Dont get me wrong the pq is not horrible - it is viewable -however especially on locals at time the pic is grainy/ washed out and generally less than half the quality of the pq of ota hd.