My favorite HD receiver out there is the Hughes HIRD E8 Platinum receiver. Its not shiny and silver like the Sony HD 1,2,or 300 (or Zenith). It is a standard black box. But it offers a similar signal meter for the Over the air antenna as it does the satellite making installation much easier. It is also considerably less money than the Sony or Zenith. The Sony and Zenith are the same exact receiver except the Sony comes with a DVI cable making it $100.00 more expensive.