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Time Warner Launches HD DVR

In a press release today, Scientific Atlanta and Time Warner Cable-Green Bay (Wisconsin) announced availability of the Scientific Atlanta 8000HD to TWC-GB cable customers.

"Scientific-Atlanta announced today the availability of its integrated dual tuner high-definition digital video recorder set-top solution. The new Explorer® 8000HD™ High Definition Digital Video Recorder (DVR) will deliver two highly compelling video services – the control and convenience of a Digital Video Recorder and stunning High Definition Television (HDTV) video with digital surround sound. The industry leader in the deployment of DVRs and high-definition television service, Time Warner Cable is now initiating the deployment of HD/DVR set tops in its Green Bay Division, which serves over 150,000 customers in northeast Wisconsin." [read more]

I sincerely hope that the 8000HD is a more robust and better engineered product than its Explorer 8000 (shown), which has ticked off as many users as it has pleased. Personally, I'm hoping the HD TiVo is a dual-tuner box...otherwise, the 8000HD, despite its potential headaches, will seem a somewhat compelling and competitive alternative.