As per Dave's advice on lab set up I ordered two UN61C a few days ago. Looked like a pretty close match to the UNT meter that did well in his $100 shootout.
I also bought from the same source - Dino Direct. I've got a cute picture of one meter siting in a basket (maybe its on top of the second one

) I've got a tracking number for EMS tracking that links to a google map that shows the meters still sitting in some sort of handling or sorting centre in China.
Have a good look at Dino Direct many of the prices are very close with different specs. The UN61C seems to list a lot more functions than the UT61E and have a slightly bigger screen for less money (Not much less) maybe its less accurate. Doesn't require a backlight hack though.
I'd love to see a review of some of the oscilloscope type multimeters available. Desk top and storage space is at a premium small has a lot of appeal over accuracy at a beginner level.
(Edit - its the Dino site that causes confusion over specs see
www.uni-trend.com to compare model specs and accuracy more easily) UN61C comes with temp probe but lower accuracy.