Ladies and gentlemen…
On the right, crushing the scales at 11 lbs., the current living room media player champ… The Rogers-branded Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8300 SD.
And the challenger…
On the left, floating like a butterfly at a mere 0.67 lbs… Western Digital’s WD TV HD.
Let’s get rrready to rrrummmbbble…!
My Rogers Explorer 8300 SD is no longer available, it seems. However, an upgraded HD version costs $499.99 CAD to buy outright or $24.95 CAD/month to rent. It also sports a fancy HDMI connector.
The 8300 HD encodes encrypted MPEG streams from your cable company, and adds the ability to record programs to an internal 80-160 GB hard drive. You can also schedule recordings via the on-screen TV guide. Furthermore, you can select, purchase and watch exclusive pay-per-view content (like recent DVD releases) without the tiniest whiff of air passing between your ass and the sofa.
