Set Top Boxes
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Scientific Atlanta
Explorer 2000: Original First generation digital set top box released in 1998, which was used to launch digital cable. Typically comes with , however this can be customised by the cable operator. Supports Video-on-demand, web browsing, e-mail and interactive TV
Explorer 3100DVB: Never released, might have been for ntl UK
Explorer 6000: Never released, was supposed to be DAVIC and DOCSIS compatible, like the Pace Di4010
Explorer 2100:
Explorer 2200
Explorer 8000/8000HD: Digital Video Recorder models with dual tuners, HD variant
Explorer 8240/C/HDC
Explorer 4250/C/HD
Explorer 3340
Explorer 1840
Explorer 1800
Explorer 940
Cisco
Explorer 1540
Explorer 1640
Explorer 4600
Explorer 8600
Pace
Pace was one of the few manufactures that designed boxes for both major platforms for US cable operators whilst also supplying operators in Europe, in addition to satellite and terrestrial platforms. Not all operators used Pace equipment, Time Warner being a well known customer.
DC501 – Compact digital set top box
DC510 – Digital Set top box with return path, 170MIPS CPU
DC550 – HD Set top
DC511 – Standard definition set top box, 175MIPS CPU, 32Mb RAM
DC551 – HD set top
TDC575D – Standard Definition DVR
TDC577X – Standard Definition DVR
Pioneer
Pioneer started manufacturing set top’s that were compatible with Scientific Atlanta platforms in 2001, and were adopted by Time Warner Cable. Pioneer developed the Passport Pegasus/Echo TV guide software that ran on top of the PowerTV operating system and middleware which was adopted in some Time Warner franchises and ran on both Scientific Atlanta and Motorola equipment.
BD-V1000 – Standard definition set top box with DAVIC return path,
BD-V3000 – Standard definition box with 16Mb SRAM, 8Mb Flash and features a Broadcom 7100 CPU chipset
Pioneer also had an analogue set top tox – the BA-V2000
Samsung
SMT-2000C
SMT-H3050
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