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Cisco Explorer 8550HDC HD DVR |
Put Yourself in Control
When it comes to home entertainment, control is your first concern. You want to watch programming on your schedule, to watch what you want when you want to. With the Explorer 8550HDC High-Definition Digital Video Recorder, you can do just that, and more.
Using this advanced interactive set-top box, you can record up to 90 hours of your favorite programming. Its faster application-processing features give you the option to record one program while watching or recording another and even to view two separate video sources simultaneously.
Features
Features of the Explorer 8550HDC HD DVR include the following:
- M-Card (Multi-stream CableCARD) Host support for conditional access
- Dual-tuner DVR enables you to record one program while viewing or recording another
- Picture-in-Picture (PIP) enables you to view two separate video sources simultaneously
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- 160 GB internal hard drive stores up to 90 hours of standard-definition or 20 hours of high-definition programs
- USB 2.0 connection enables a host connection to peripheral devices such as navigation controllers, network adapters, and memory media readers (with optional software)
- Ethernet connection enables connection to the home IP LAN for advanced services such as content sharing to the set-top box from retail electronic devices (with optional software)
 Quick Reference Guide (PDF - 2.45MB)
Complete User Guide (PDF - 4MB)
Available from select North American service providers. To check availability in your area, contact your local service provider:
If your service provider is not listed here, visit Go2Broadband. 
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Cisco Explorer 8550HDC HD DVR |
Tuning and Decoding
| DVR |
Dual tuning, Dual record, Dual playback, Pause, Rewind, Fast-Forward, record one program while viewing another program, software controlled |
| Picture in picture |
Digital, HD, analog, software controlled |
| Tuning |
Dual QAM 64 or 256, dual analog, In-Band 54 MHz-1GHz, QPSK out-of-band (OOB) 70-130 MHz, DOCSIS 91-867 MHz, A/V in display |
| Video decoders |
Dedicated dual 400 MHz VLIW CPU processors, dual MPEG-4 (H.264) up to HP@L4.0 (HD), Dual VC1 AP@L2&3, dual MPEG-2 up to MP@HL, 1920 x 1080i 60 Hz, 1920 x 1080p 30 Hz, 1920 x 1080p 24 Hz, 1280 x 720p 60 Hz, 720 x 480p 60 Hz, 720 x 480i 60 Hz, video scaling |
| Audio decoders |
Dedicated dual 250 MHz DSP CPU processors, dual Dolby™ Digital to 5.1, dual MPEG-1 and MPEG-2, dual Dolby Digital+, dual AAC, dual AAC+ |
| Conditional access |
Separable security with M-Card |
| Encoders |
Audio BTSC for TV cable (RF) output |
| Graphics engine |
2.5 dimension graphics, up to 960 x 540 resolution, 32 bit (16 million) color |
| DAVIC |
DAVIC 1.2, QPSK FDC at 1.5 Mbps, QPSK RDC at 1.5 Mbps, software controlled |
| DOCSIS |
OOB and Interaction via DOCSIS 2.0, DOCSIS Set-top Gateway, Baseline Privacy Interface, software controlled |
Memory/Storage
| CPU/Apps RAM |
192 MB |
| Video graphics RAM |
64 MB |
| Video encoder |
16 MB |
| CPU flash |
2 MB |
| CPU NVM |
16 KB |
| Hard drive |
160 GB, Internal SATA, 1.5 Gbs, 7200 RPM |
| Hard drive expansion |
External SATA (eSATA), 1.5 Gbs, rear panel, software controlled |
Processors
| Application/CPU |
600 MHz (800 MIPS) |
| Video graphics |
Dual 400 MHz VLIW CPUs |
| Audio |
Dual 250 MHz DSP CPUs |
| DOCSIS |
200 MHz CPU |
Dimensions
| Product (HxWxD) |
3.25 in. x 15.6 in. x 11.2 in.
(8.3 cm x 39.7 cm x 28.5 cm) |
| Product weight |
8.3 lbs (3.8 kg) |
Environmental Specifications
| Placement |
Locate with at least 2 inches of open space above and on each side |
| Room temperature |
32 to 105°F (0 to 40°C) during operation |
| Power dissipation |
50W maximum |
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