Codey - tell me about it, this stuff costs money!

Personally tho, I don't need anything too modern. Other than a DVD player, there isn't anything I will use that could handle an HDMI output (and I ain't changing DVD player purely for one with an HDMI output for 2 reasons : 1) Cost! and 2) I would then need to change to a TV that could handle HDMI, and in turn and AV Amp with HDMI switching - so see point one about cost!!!!) as I have no intention of getting or paying for Sky or cable, and I can't see Freeview running in HD for at least 10years (bear in mind it'll still be 6yrs before total switch off of the analogue transmission, and there simply isn't the bandwidth to run analogue, SD digital and HD digital. I predict it WILL start transmitting in HD, but it will be like Sky - dribs n drabs at a time, as people will once again have to upgrade all their gear)

So I bought a fuck off big 36" CRT TV (prefer CRT TV pictures over the LCD pictures you get on TV's under £700-£800 which is the max I would be able to spend, and even then I probably wouldn't spend that much), have just got a Sony STR-DE685 AV amp (used only for audio switching as it, like most, only has composite or S-Vid video switching, and I don't want to downgrade to that lower quality from RGB scarts) along with a Sony DVP-NS705V DVD/SACD player (great picture + audio!!!) and currently I only have a pair of Mission M74 front speakers, but am on the lookout for matching rears and sub...

All I need to tadd to that little lot is a digital TV PVR hard disc recorder thingy, and I haven't decided which one yet....

SO that will see TV (and PVR recording), DVD, VHS (already got a decent VHS machine), and AV amp, speakers and a TV - the only other thing I might get would be a media player - probably hard drive based to connect to the AV amp and TV to play MP3's and AVI's from (my DVD player doesn't read DivX)