Tag Archives: STB

What Features Interest You?

Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 by MegaZone

There have been a number of DVR and STB features announced as different vendors try to outdo each other. Features such as on-screen Caller ID, Multi-Room VOD, Start Over, etc. So, what features are you looking forward to? What features … Continue reading →

Posted in Cable, DVR | Tagged DVR, STB | 14 Comments

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 →

Posted in CES, Press Release, Scientific Atlanta | Tagged Cable, CES, cisco, Press Release, Scientific Atlanta, STB | Leave a comment

Motorola Announces MPEG-4 Cable STBs

Posted on Friday, January 4, 2008 by MegaZone

I recently posted about the pending shift from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 for cable. Of course, part of that shift would have to be MPEG-4 capable cable set-top boxes. And now, according to MediaExperiences2Go, Motorola is ready to meet that need … Continue reading →

Posted in CES, Motorola, OCAP | Tagged Cable, CableCARD, CES, DOCSIS, Motorola, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, OCAP, STB, TiVo | Leave a comment

New Chips From Broadcom And ViXS Point To Future DVRs

Posted on Friday, January 4, 2008 by MegaZone

The CES press releases keep rolling, and both Broadcom and ViXS have announced new chips which have direct applications in the DVR market. This is particularly interesting to me as TiVo has been using Broadcom SoCs since the second spin … Continue reading →