Sa8000hd

[gparris]

We probably had this round with equipment for TWC customers, but the link tells you everything you need to know EXCEPT when TWC (Milwaukee) will get it....

http://www.sciatl.com/customers/source/4004400.pdf

It will be a real satellite-killer when it finally arrives.



As for me, I will save $15 a month by only having ONE box instead of 2 for HD and PVR in each HDTV room (I have 2 HDTV's so its no fun with 4 boxes!!)

TWC: I can't wait!

[mhz40]

I hope they get the version with the DVI option installed!

[gparris]

QUOTE:

I hope they get the version with the DVI option installed!

Yeah, yeah, I want FIREWIRE!!!

If TWC EVER gets the upgrades in any of their boxes, I have 2 sets and an amplifier that USE this easy-to-use connection that also allows for connections to DVHS, 2-way communication AND copy protection. DVI is okay, but IEEE1394 is better for the future.

But I will take the first SA8000HDs - even if in testing.
I will take 2-to see if it works in a 2-HDTV household without problems...a good experiment.

Hear me TWC???

Thanks in advance...:wave:

[borghe]

the real satellite killer until the HD Tivos come out in March with the ability to record 25/180 hours from any two sources from a selection of two OTA HD tuners and 2 SD/HD satellite tuners. all that with the now legendary Tivo UI.

[gparris]

Quote : Tivo UI.  What? A Tivo with 2 Directv HD record and a third playback capability? With picture-in-picture? Really?

Where? What model number? When? (Really?):rolleyes:

The SA 8000HD will rollout soon and my net cost will be the probably be the same $6.95 a month plus tax/fees which hold me for another 50-100 months of payments that I would have to cough up for the HD Tivo product.

Remember, many folks in this forum cannot or will not do OTA to get local HD channels, so the addition of a OTA HD recorder is useless. Those that do it already as some of our forum members will find it interesting, but perhaps something they have already.

But thanks for the update (yawn):wave:

[oz]

I agree with gparris. This box sounds awesome. I would love dump TWC just because of their poor customer service, but it's the cheapest, easiest way to get HD. I don't have a DVR now because I think the monthly fees are a rip-off when you have to pay for the hardware upfront, especially TIVO's. But the ability to record HD is worth $7/month to me and the integration it will have with TWC's channel guide will seal the deal.

[gparris]

Attention TWC employees...

Could you possibly get any idea of when the SA8000HD box will be available - like in December, maybe?

Sometimes TWC has a "vision" as to the target month - a date is too specific, as I understand it.

Some of our forum members work for TWC so I thought I would ask this question.

The current 8000 model is SD only, but with a little patience, it works rather well.  The 8000HD model on the Scientific Atlanta website is awesome and it appears ready-to-launch.  
I have to play with the HD box and DVR box on each HDTV set and it gets a little aggravating at times, especially when the HD local show comes in better (naturally)  and I would like to record it on the DVR rather than the analog version.

ANY ideas or answers would be appreciated as to the roll-out.

Thank you all in advance!:wave:

[Jimbo]

Rumor has it the box will be available here early in 2004 like January or Febuarary depending on availability from SA.

[Scott Zsori]

What's the chance that they roll this out for less than $10/month?  The HD box is $7/month (with remote), and the DVR box is currently $5, but only if you have one of the digital packages.  I'm getting basic cable now (2-26), but would upgrade to standard if I could get the 8000HD for under $10/month.

Love that the 160GB model only holds 20 hours of HD content.    Hopefully in the future they'll have units that allow an additional external firewire/USB drive to be hooked up.  As for the optional DVI, if you look at the ordering numbers they have listed, it looks to me like they don't have a non-DVI version available.   Doesn't matter to me anyway, since my TV only has the YPbPr inputs.

[Dan the Man]

I have all the parts for my own "Entertainment Server" sitting on my kitchen table that looks like will what this thing will do and more. Here's the scoop on what I ordered:

Intel P4 HT operating at 2.8 GHZ with an 800 MHZ front side bus

1 GB dual channel DDR memory

160 GB serial ATA hard drive

ATI motherboard with firewire in/out and coax/optical digital audio output and USB, etc.

ATI All in one video card with S-video input, TV tuner and DVI output (includes a DVI to component convertor) and program guide. PIP and pause live TV

Wireless RF keyboard and RF gyro mouse/media remote

Wireless network card and router to interface to the TWC RR connection

Dual format DVD-R/RW DVD+R/RW recorded and CD-RW drive

So, once I build this thing, it will: Be a DVR with TV pause, progressive scan DVD, DVD recorder, play computer games on the big TV and surf the net, ALL IN ONE!!!!

I can add another card that will also tune in OTA HDTV if I want. The ATI video card does not tune in HDTV unfortunately.

All I have to do is assemble it and get it working now. This thing will kick butt once it's done.

[StarvingForHDTV]

My guess is that once assembled you are going to wish you had a DLP or LCOS display.

I was extremely disappointed with component video out  from my ATI video card at 1080i on a CRT RPTV.

I hope your results are different.

Starving