Went shopping for a HD set top box the other day at the usual places (Hardly Normal, JB's, GoodGuys), and basically found nothing. Oodles of PVR's (SD and HD), and a few of the usual el-cheapo SD STB's, but practically no HD STB's on the shelves. When quized, the sales drones said there is little demand for them, so they rarely stock them any more. Had my eye on getting a decent unit, possibly the Topfield TF7000HT, but can't even find a cheapie on the shelves. A visit to the Topfield site shows they don't even make STB's any more, just PVR's.
What's the deal? Why have HD STB's all but vanished?
Most HD TV's these days have a HD tuner built in, so the "HD ready" TV market has all but vanished. But surely there are a glut of "HD ready" analog (or SD) tuner TV's out there that will still need HD STB's? I wouldn't have expected HD STB's to vanish so soon.
Dave.