Category Archives: Scientific Atlanta

Western Digital 500GB My DVR Expander eSATA Drive Just $149.99 – Expand Your TiVo!

Posted on Monday, June 23, 2008 by MegaZone

From June 23rd through June 29th Buy.com is selling the Western Digital 500GB MyDVR Expander eSATA drive for just $149.99. They normally have it for $172.99, and the full MSRP is $199.99 – which is what TiVo.com sells it for. … Continue reading →

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Cisco Tuning Adapter On Display At The Cable Show

Posted on Monday, May 19, 2008 by MegaZone

Following up on his report on the Motorola MTR700, Ben Drawbaugh of EngadgetHD has posted photos of the corresponding Cisco/Scientific Atlanta STA1520 Tuning Adapter. While Motorola’s TA was part of a working demo, the Cisco box is just a static … Continue reading →

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CableCARD, SDV, And The Tuning Resolver

Posted on Friday, April 18, 2008 by MegaZone

Wow, in the past couple of days there has been an interesting flurry of online activity about CableCARD, Switched Digital Video (SDV), and the Tuning Resolver. HD GURU posted an ‘investigative report’ entitled “How The Cable Industry Plans to Cheat … Continue reading →

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Scientific Atlanta… I Mean Cisco

Posted on Friday, January 4, 2008 by MegaZone

According to Multichannel News, Cisco is retiring the Scientific Atlanta brand in favor of their own. At CES next week they will be unveiling their new line of STBs, which will carry the Cisco brand in place SciAtl. Cisco acquired … Continue reading →

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A Quick Way To Get More HD Resolutions From Your SciAtl HD STB

Posted on Tuesday, December 18, 2007 by MegaZone

Don Reisinger at NewTeeVee has a quick tutorial on getting more HD resolutions out of your Scientific Atlanta cable STB. No hacking required, just a little back door into the configuration options. Pretty nifty. Via EngadgetHD.

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