Not great news on the cable card TVs. The pioneer kuros model has a cable card slot, but it is $1995 my cost (if I pick it up at the Seattle warehouse). The sharp 42's no longer have cable card slots, neither do the mitsubishis or the panasonics. Cable cards probably won't be popular again until they have figured out bi-directional communication (interactive tv). It seems that everyone has gone to QAM tuners for now for ease of use and no third party hardware to deal with. Your best bet would be to try and find a previous model Sharp Aquos that is cable card ready online or at a local retailer. The earlier model aquos have a cable slot, I just have none that I can get. Sorry, I really only have access to the new models, because the retailers pretty much get what's left over after distributors take their share. Sucks being the small fish.