Cable/Satellite STBs With Built-in DVR
Recently, cable and satellite companies started offering Set Top Boxes (STBs) with built-in DVR capabilities. This simplified things by integrating two boxes into one. Programming shows is now easier with a single TV listing guide. Also, changing channels was made easier by not requiring an IR or serial port connection. Below is an example of a cable STB with DVR capabilities, and a satellite STB with DVR capabilities.
Scientific Atlanta 8300HD (cable STB)
- HD capable
- DVR capabilities:
- Record up to 90 hours of SD video
- Record up to 20 hours of HD video
- Pause/rewind live TV
- Record two shows at once
- Show recording manager
- HDMI output for digital video and audio
- Component video output
- Optical digital audio output
- Digital coaxial audio output
- Dual turners
- SATA input for an additional external hard drive
- Composite video output for a second TV.
- Upconvert / downconvert video capabilities
- Picture-in-picture capabilities
- Firewire port
Dish Player – DVR 942 (satellite STB)
- HD capable
- DVR capabilities:
- Record up to 180 hours of SD video
- Record up to 25 hours of HD video
- Pause/rewind live TV
- Record two shows at once
- Show recording manager
- HDMI output for digital video and audio (TV1 only)
- Component video output (TV1 only)
- Optical digital audio output (TV1 only)
- Two satellite turners
- Dual mode to allow viewing on two TVs
- "TV 2" standard definition video output only
- Upconvert / downconvert video capabilities
- Over-the-air antenna input
- Picture-in-picture capabilities
- Two USB 2.0 port
- Telephone port
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