Scientific-Atlanta Announces PVR Set-Top Box

Reprinted from a Scientific-Atlanta press release:

Scientific-Atlanta announced today the commercial availability of its innovative Explorer 8300 MR-DVR set-top. Time Warner Cable, the cable industry leader in the deployment of DVRs, is now initiating the deployment of Multi-Room DVR set-tops in its Minneapolis division. Scientific-Atlanta’s innovative Multi- Room DVR service builds on its very popular DVR service first commercially deployed in August 2002. With Multi-Room DVR, a consumer can not only choose what to watch, when they want to watch, but also let’s the consumer decide where to watch it as well.

“New DVR research shows that the concept of a truly connected home that allows recorded content to be viewed on multiple TVs is indeed very appealing to consumers,” said Jennifer Choate, Principal, CCubed, LLC. “In fact, that was one of the highest ranked features of interest by DVR users surveyed.”

“Multi-Room DVR provides cable operators a clear competitive advantage in the market place by providing consumers unprecedented control in how they watch their favorite programs,” said Michael P. Harney, corporate senior vice president and president of Subscriber Networks. “With Scientific-Atlanta’s Multi-Room DVR solution, we have made it incredibly easy for our customer’s subscribers to watch their DVR recorded content throughout the home. For operators that deploy, market, and bundle Multi-Room DVR service in their service packages, they are setting the stage as the provider in the market place for the connected home.”

For more information on Multi-Room DVR and/or to see a demonstration of the product, visit Scientific-Atlanta at CES in the South Hall, Booth #31754.