DIGITAL TV SET-TOP DECODERS (Connects to TV Monitors)

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Brand
 Model
 DTV Formats Received
 Scan Conversion (Input>Output)
 HD Interface for DTV Monitor
 Includes NTSC Receiver?
 Includes NTSC Line Doubler/Scaler?
 Built-In Dolby Digital Decoder
 IEEE 1394 Digital Interface?
 Available
 Price
 
Daewoo
 DSD-9210N
 Decodes all 18 ATSC formats
 All Formats>1080i All Formats>480p All Formats>480i
 HD Component, VGA via 15-pin D-sub
 No
 Yes
 Yes
 No
 Q2-02
 $499.00
 
EchoStar
 6000**
 Core 18 Table 3 Formats (with optional tuner module)
 All Formats>480i All Formats>1080i All Formats>720p
 HD Component, RGB H&V via BNC, RGB via 15-pin D-Sub
 Has Upgradable Expansion Slot For Add-on Terrestrial NTSC/ATSC Tuner modules
 Yes
 Yes (2-channel, passes through 5.1)
 No
 Now
 $499.95; optional ATSC tuner module $149
 
Motorola/General Instruments
 HDD200*** Adapter module for 4DTV digital C-Band Decoder
 C-Band; No ATSC tuner included
 Selectable: All Formats>480p All Formats>720p All Formats >1080i
 HD Component, RGBHV
 No
 Yes, multiplies externally tuned NTSC signals
 No
 No
 Now
 $1,599.99
 
Hughes Network Systems
 HSYS-E8674 Platinum HD*
 Core 18 Table 3 Formats
 All Formats>480i All Formats>1080i
 HD Component
 Yes
 No
 Yes (2-channel, optical 5.1 channel pass through)
 No
 Now
 $799.95 with multi-satellite dish
 
Hughes Network Systems
 HIRD-E86 Platinum HD*
 Core 18 Table 3 Formats
 All Formats>480i All Formats>1080i
 HD Component
 Yes
 No
 Yes (2-channel, optical 5.1 channel pass through)
 No
 Now
 $649.95 without dish
 
JVC
 TU6000RU**
 Core 18 Table 3 Formats (with optional tuner module)
 All Formats>480i All Formats>1080i All Formats>720p
 HD Component, RGB H&V via BNC, RGB via 15-pin D-Sub
 Has Upgradable Expansion Slot For Add-on Terrestrial NTSC/ATSC Tuner modules
 Yes
 Yes (2-channel, passes through 5.1)
 No
 Now
 $499.95; optional ATSC tuner module $149
 
Konka
 HD-0001
 Core 18 Table 3 Formats
 All Formats>1080i
 RGB (High Density 15-pin D-sub)
 No
 No
 Yes
 No
 TBA
 $999.95
 
SonicBlue
 HDT-100
 Core 18 Table 3 Formats
 Switchable: All Formats>480i All Formats>480p All Formats>720p All Formats>1080i
 RGB via 15-pin D-sub, HD Component
 Yes
 No
 Yes (2-channel, passes through 5.1)
 No
 Now
 $1,600.00
 
Macro Image Technology
 MDR-100
 Core 18 Table 3 Formats
 Switchable: All Formats>480i All Formats>480p All Formats>720p All Formats>1080i
 RGB 15-pin D-sub, HD Component
 Yes
 Yes
 Yes , 5.1 channel analog output
 No
 Now
 $450.00
 
Macro Image Technology
 MDR-500
 Core 18 Table 3 Formats
 Switchable: All Formats>480i All Formats>480p All Formats>720p All Formats>1080i All Formats>1080p
 RGB 15-pin D-sub, HD Component, DVI
 Yes
 Yes
 Yes , 5.1 channel analog output
 Optional
 Jun-02
 $2,500.00
 
Philips
 DSHD800R*
 Core 18 Table 3 Formats
 All Formats>480i All Formats>1080i
 HD Component Video
 Yes
 No
 Yes (2-channel, passes through 5.1)
 No
 Now
 $999.00
 
Princeton Graphics Systems
 HDT-2000
 Core 18 Table 3 Formats
 All Formats>1080i
 HD Component (RCA)
 Yes
 Yes
 Yes
 No
 Now
 $899.00
 
RCA
 DTC100*
 Core 18 Table 3 Formats
 Switchable: All Formats>480i, All Formats>540p, 720p>1080i, 1080i>1080i
 RGB via VGA
 Yes
 Yes
 Yes
 No
 Now
 $549.99 without dish
 
Samsung
 SIR-T150 (with third gen. chip)
 Core 18 Table 3 Formats
 Switchable: All Formats>480p All Formats>720p All Formats>1080i All Formats>NTSC
 HD Component; RGB via VGA
 No
 No
 Yes (2-channel, passes through 5.1)
 No
 Now
 $699.00
 
Sanyo
 DIR-2000
 Core 18 Table 3 Formats
 All Formats>480i All Formats>480p
 HD Component Video
 Yes
 No
 No, Passes through DD over optical S/PDIF
 No
 Spring-02
 $399..99
 
Toshiba
 DST-3000*
 Core 18 Table 3 Formats
 Switchable: All Formats>480i All Formats>1080i
 HD Component Video
 Yes
 No
 Yes (2-channel, passes through 5.1)
 No
 Now
 $799.99 w/o dish
 
Zenith
 DTV1080* (with third gen. chip)
 Core 18 Table 3 Formats
 All Formats>1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i, All Formats>NTSC
 RGB via VGA, Hi-Res Component Video
 Yes
 Yes (enhanced)
 Yes
 No
 Now
 $799.95
 
*Also receives DirecTV standard and HD satellite services.
 
**Also receives Dish Network standard and HD satellite services
 
***Receives HD signals from digital C-band satellites.