SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA EXPLORER 8300HD HIGH DEFINITION DVR DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER WITH HDMI AND 160GB HARD DRIVE
- HDMI 1.0 Digital Audio Video Output with HDCP Copy Protection
- Analog Component HDTV Outputs YPbPr for swift & simple connection to most HDTV sets
- Digital Audio Outputs for digital interconnection with surround sound receivers
- 160GB internal hard drive grants recording and storage of up to 90 hours of SD or 20 hours of HD programming
- You must verify with your cable provider if this unit is supported in your area
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Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8300HD High Definition DVR Digital Video Recorder with HDMI and 160GB Hard Drive, You must verify with your cable provider if this unit is supported in your area…. More >>
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July 4, 2010 - 5:47 am
Review: Quote from local cable company: “This unit is made for cable providers only and is not to be sold to consumers.” I found that out the hard way when I bought it and took it into my local cable company for activation. My cable company also informed me that the serial number on it was listed in their archive of stolen boxes from TW cable. I’m just lucky they let me leave with the box without calling the cops after I begged them to let me return it to the seller and recover my loss. I brought this to the attention of Amazon but they didn’t care. LOL! I guess they’re OK with selling stolen goods??? I did get my money back from the seller but I almost ended up in the slammer for buying it. A very nerve racking experience. Feel free to give it a go yourself and find out.
Rating: 5 / 5
July 4, 2010 - 6:35 am
Review: I rent one of these horrible pieces of trash from my cable company. I haven’t found a decent alternative that doesn’t cost several hundred dollars though, so I guess I’m stuck.
The search function for finding a TV show is horrible. It narrows it down to the first letter of the show for us, but then we need to scroll down through ALL of the shows that begin with that letter until we find what we’re looking for. This didn’t sound too bad until we realize exactly how many TV shows are out there that we’ll never watch.
We set a program to record only the first showing of a show on a certain channel; i.e. new shows only. Instead of this, it seemed to grab the episodes it wanted at random, without regard to new or old. This may be a problem with the cable company, but the look of the software on this unit suggests otherwise. This became evident when there was a marathon on for a show we watch. It grabbed every single episode, and deleted some other shows we wanted to watch to make room for it all.
Also, the software just looks and “feels” cheap. A minor point, but it’s the icing on the cake for a slurry of other non-functional “features”.
Rating: 1 / 5