Greetings all,

After 14 years of faithful service, it's finally time to retire the 70cm Sony CRT and enter the era of digital video.
I'll be picking up a Samsung Series 5 40" LCD tomorrow, and connecting it to my existing S1 Tivo / Foxtel (non HD) setup.
A composite connection isn't optimal, but it doesn't completely suck with an analogue signal, and after testing it in the local Harvey Norman store (yes, they let me connect my Tivo to their TV and test it ;-), I considered it acceptable.
But to complete the digital migration, I think a digital PVR is in order, so here I am at the TivoHD forum.

Now, the existing S1Tivo setup is working beautifully, and should there be any degradation or failure of the existing entertainment system, and I'm unable to fix it, the rest of the family would lynch me and sell the body parts for the repair costs.

So I'm a little wary of upgrading from the S1 analogue setup (if it ain't broke don't fix it, don't get lynched), and I'm doing a little research into the options and capabilities offered by the TivoHD. I'm hoping the kind folk of the OzTivo forums will answer a few basic questions for me, and maybe set me straight if my assumptions are off the mark.

1. What's the cheapest way to source a TivoHD? (I don't mind replacing HDDs as required. My S1 currently houses 2 x 500GB HDDs)
2. Can the TivoHD control the older (non HD) Foxtel boxes, as does the S1 Tivo?
3. Can the TivoHD control the new HD Foxtel boxes?
4. With the HDDs maxed out, what's the max HD recording time on a TivoHD?
5. Are s/w mods (a la S1 Tivo) required on the TivoHD?
6. Does the TivoHD EPG include all Foxtel info?
7. What costs are involved with the TivoHD EPG?
8. Is there anything the S1 Tivo offers that the TivoHD does not?
9. Should there be any probs getting the TivoHD remote to manage the Samsung LCD TV?
10. Any suggestions, comments, recommendations?

Thanks for reading this far, and thanks in advance.

Regards,
Stuart.