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Scientific-Atlanta Introduces New MCP-100 Media Center with Built-in DVD Burner

— Scientific-Atlanta will expand its set-top leadership position with innovative new DVR with DVD —

SAN FRANCISCO – THE NATIONAL SHOW - Building upon its award-winning Explorer® 8300™ digital video recorder (DVR) platform, Scientific-Atlanta today announced its new MCP-100™ Media Center DVR with a built-in DVD burner. This market-leading product will combine all of the great features of the current Explorer 8300 platform, including multi-tuner DVR, optional high definition DVR, DOCSIS (DSG) and Multi-Room™ DVR capability, with a new built-in DVD player and burner.

"Our new MCP-100 Media Center will completely change the way consumers think about cable television," said Dave Davies, vice president, strategy and product marketing for Subscriber Networks at Scientific-Atlanta. "Consumers will be able to easily record their favorite programs on DVDs to watch in the mini-van, on the train, on the bus or on an airplane. Cable television has always been about entertainment in the home. We will make it easy for cable consumers to enjoy their favorite television programs wherever they choose."

The new MCP-100 Media Center will add DVD burning functionality for standard and high definition content that will give consumers the ability to simply and securely record their favorite shows and movies onto writeable DVDs. The MCP-100 Media Center will support the majority of writeable DVD formats and will also play off-the-shelf DVDs and CDs. In addition, the product is being designed to respect key content protection flags including 'copy freely', 'copy once', and 'copy never' tags.

"The combination of DVR with a DVD burner in our new MCP-100 Media Center will help create exciting new revenue opportunities for cable operators, including the potential for future DVD video downloads and the distribution of other content," added Davies. The MCP-100 Media Center is currently scheduled to be available Q4 CY2005.