(Atlanta,
GA, October 24, 2000)--Scientific-Atlanta just announced it is
building and shipping its new Explorer 2100 and 3100 digital interactive
set-tops, designed for improved performance with more consumer-friendly
features and packaging.
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The
Scientific-Atlanta Explorer 2100
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Like all digital
Explorer set-tops, the new models, offer cable operators a distinct
competitive advantage over other offerings in the market with their
ability to operate on a single digital network without the need for
upgrades. That compatibility advantage enables cable operators to deploy
a variety of Explorer set-tops in a single system, based on individual
subscriber demand for varying levels of interactive TV capabilities.
Both the Explorer
2100 and 3100 set-tops offer enhanced features targeted to increase
consumer demand for both digital set-tops and interactive TV applications
by improving performance, quality, look and feel, and ease-of- use.
New features include:
- Superior
applications and graphics performance with a faster 130Mhz processor
and double the cache memory
- Premium
analog picture quality with an improved, next-generation digital
decoder
- New, more
stylish design with a leading edge electronics look and feel;
25 percent smaller than existing set-tops on the market today
- Re-designed,
consumer-friendly front panel with an improved user layout and
additional keys for easy access to the program guide, help information
and set-top settings
- Front
panel USB port for convenient access to USB-enabled devices
such as digital cameras and camcorders
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Both the Explorer 2100 and 3100 set-tops also incorporate improvements
focused on reducing costs for the cable operator. These include:
- Significantly
improved reliability and product quality through increased electronics
integration
- Expanded
capability for subscriber self installations driven by a four-fold
improvement in staging performance
- Integration
of VCR commander electronics; eliminating the need for expensive
and cumbersome external electronics
- Improved,
more practical, MSO-installed branding options that allow MSOs
to create their own unique branding labels or badges at the
divisions, eliminating the need for factory orders
- Warranty
extended to 3 years
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"The Explorer 2100 and 3100 set-tops further widen the gap between Scientific-Atlanta's
high-performance, consumer-friendly digital set-tops that are delivering
multiple interactive TV applications today and the other offerings in
the market," says Michael P. Harney, Scientific-Atlanta's corporate
vice president and general manager of Digital Subscriber Networks. "These
new models are ahead of the competition and they're being mass produced
and shipped to customers today in response to the growing subscriber
demand for digital interactive TV applications."
About Scientific-Atlanta
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. is a leading supplier of transmission networks
for broadband access to the home, digital interactive subscriber systems
and home terminals designed for video, high speed Internet, and voice
over IP (VoIP) networks, and worldwide customer service and support.
More information about Scientific-Atlanta can be found at their Web
site at www.scientificatlanta.com.
SOURCE Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.
