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If you have an HR20 or an H20 HD DIRECTV Receiver with a 5lnb dish and B-Band converters, you will notice about 25 new HD stations available, starting today (or maybe it was late last night).
DIRECTV’s “new HD station” chart, found here is largely accurate. The stations showing in the September, 2007 column are now [...]

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For those who are looking for an HD TiVo (or a second or a third), you now have a compelling reasons to jump: Effective today through January 28, 2008, you can get a $200 rebate on any Series3 HD TiVo, including our upgraded Series3 DVRs.
This huge rebate brings the price of the slick Series3 THX-certified [...]

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&The technology of the CableCARD has generated a lot of interest among our customers - and for good reason. CableCARDs have enabled end-users to get the content they want on the hardware they want. And without the dreaded cable box. Just as a web browser enables users to see internet content in a variety of [...]

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More and more Scientific Atlanta HD and SD cable box models are supporting eSATA drives. The original 8300HD continues to support eSATA (SARA software only–see below). In addition, the following models support eSATA if they are running the SARA software:
8300HD
8300MR
8300 HD-MR
SA8300
8300C
SA8300C
8240
8240HD
SA8240
It is important that you check to confirm that your model is running the SARA [...]

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TiVoPony tells us that TTG and MRV will come to the Series3 and TiVoHD units in November, via a software update.
There will be some restrictions, as always, but by and large, you’ll be able to move content between any combination of HD and SD unit that supports these features. You won’t be able to move [...]

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