If you like listening to mainly the Highway Patrol, then a digital scanner would be a good choice. I live in Portage County and listen to Trumbull and Mahoning County. Most of the action there is on analog (same as in Portage County). I like hearing the Hwy Patrol so I have a PRO-96. If you do decide to go digital, take a look at the PSR-500. It seems to be the favorite of many digital scanner owners. There are lots of reviews on this web page too.