How do you personally consume digital media on an analog tv?

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Since analog NTSC tv is basically over with - I've been looking for more and more solutions to keep my analog tv's happy with an analog signal. I'm looking for semi-long-term solutions - aka something that will keep me going for at least the next 60 years or so.

Let me know what your solutions are and what you like or dislike about them. I have described the things I have tried below.

I've considered a DTV converter box (Zenith DTT901) for live tv - which works ok - but I don't know how long the tuner or remote will last long term.

I've tried several vhs decks, Panasonic and JVC. They work ok - but I know the media or decks will die sooner or later.

I've tried dvd players and DVD recorders (dvd players with a hdd so they can record video from a digital or analog tv signal) which all output an analog composite signal. The DVD laser has a finite life - so that is a concern.

Now I've recently built a htpc specifically to interface with my crt tv's. It's convenient, can store my most often viewed shows, etc. It also has a hauppauge card so I can record and watch tv. And I have a hdmi to composite adapter which plugs in to my rf modulator which goes to the tv. This is my current setup. It allows me to play dvd and recorded media. I can transcode my purchased dvd's into an h264 mkv file, so it is definately convenient. Of course I have to change the drives out every so often to keep file corruption away.

I was wondering what everyone else is doing - and if they had any additional ideas or plans for long term viewing live tv and their favorite recorded tv shows via their crt / analog televisions. I know there are more atsc revisions on the books that sooner or later will probably be released. How do you plan to keep up with it all?