Announcement
Last week, Scientific-Atlanta (SA) announced at CES the commercial availability of its Explorer 8300 MR-DVR set-top. Time Warner Cable, is now initiating the deployment of Multi-Room™ DVR set-tops in its Minneapolis division. Scientific-Atlanta’s Multi-Room DVR builds on its very popular DVR device first commercially deployed in August 2002.
Award
In addition, the digital video recorder was awarded the “Best Integrated Home Entertainment” award at the fourth annual Storage Visions Conference in Las Vegas, NV. The MR-DVR solution was recognized by the award’s sponsors, Storage Visions and Engage Capital, for advancing “the state of the art in storage technologies utilized in consumer electronics.” Judges selected the MR-DVR because of its contribution to fulfilling the vision of a digitally-connected universe of products and services.
When in Canada
New readers to Digital Home Canada should realize that commercial availability is great but it doesn't mean Rogers and/or Videotron will have these units for you in the next month.
First of all the companies may decide NOT to offer them. If they do offer them then these units take time to program, test and deploy.
Realistically, even if they are going to offer them, be prepared to wait awhile!
More Details
PDF Outling Features of SA 8300 Series
Last week, Scientific-Atlanta (SA) announced at CES the commercial availability of its Explorer 8300 MR-DVR set-top. Time Warner Cable, is now initiating the deployment of Multi-Room™ DVR set-tops in its Minneapolis division. Scientific-Atlanta’s Multi-Room DVR builds on its very popular DVR device first commercially deployed in August 2002.

Award
In addition, the digital video recorder was awarded the “Best Integrated Home Entertainment” award at the fourth annual Storage Visions Conference in Las Vegas, NV. The MR-DVR solution was recognized by the award’s sponsors, Storage Visions and Engage Capital, for advancing “the state of the art in storage technologies utilized in consumer electronics.” Judges selected the MR-DVR because of its contribution to fulfilling the vision of a digitally-connected universe of products and services.
When in Canada
New readers to Digital Home Canada should realize that commercial availability is great but it doesn't mean Rogers and/or Videotron will have these units for you in the next month.
First of all the companies may decide NOT to offer them. If they do offer them then these units take time to program, test and deploy.
Realistically, even if they are going to offer them, be prepared to wait awhile!
More Details
PDF Outling Features of SA 8300 Series