Explorer 3250HD High-Definition Interactive Set-Top

Specifications

Feature

 

Benefits

 

 

 

Analog Component HDTV Outputs

Provides YPbPr outputs for quick and easy connection to most HDTV sets

Dual Audio Outputs with Composite

 

Allows simultaneous connection to the audio inputs on the HDTV as well as

Video Output

 

the audio and video inputs on a VCR

DAVIC Reverse Path Data

 

Allows IP-based, real-time two-way communication between the 3250HD

Transmitter

 

and the headend

 

 

Enables cable service provider to offer two-way services such as Internet

 

 

browsing, video-on-demand (VOD), subscription VOD (SVOD), e-mail, and

 

 

real-time chat

MPEG-2 MP@HL Digital Video

 

Allows decompression and presentation of audio and video

Decompression

Delivers video resolutions up to 1920 x 1080

Dolby→ Digital Audio and MPEG-1

 

Supports leading digital audio standards

Audio Support

 

 

 

PowerKEY® Conditional Access

 

Provides digital security using an RSA encryption algorithm that

System

 

mathematically matches pairs of keys

PowerTV® Operating System with

 

Offers stable operating system and open Application Programming

HTML Client Engine

 

Interfaces (APIs) to support native applications and third-party middleware

 

 

applications

 

 

Allows upgrades using a network download

Enhanced Graphics Engine

Displays up to 65,000 colors simultaneously

 

 

Enables high-resolution 640 x 480 IPG graphics while simultaneously

 

 

scaling MPEG-2 video

Automatic Scaling of MPEG-2 Video

 

Scales MPEG-2 video for optimal viewing in

for IPG Window

 

 

the IPG window regardless of whether the

 

 

 

 

subscriber is watching an HD or SD channel

 

 

on either a widescreen or standard 4:3 TV

 

 

Powerful 32-bit RISC Processors

Features a 166 MHz (166 MIPs) processor to perform tasks and applications

 

 

quickly

Over 40 MB Memory

 

8 MB Flash, or 16 MB available as an option

 

 

16 MB Applications DRAM, or 32 MB available as an option

 

 

16 MB Media DRAM

 

 

4 KB NVM

64 and 256 ITU J.83 Annex B QAM

 

Supports open standards for QAM delivery and demodulation

Support

 

 

 

Analog and Digital Service Tuner

Allows both analog and MPEG-2 digital channels to be tuned and displayed

DAVIC Compliant Integrated Cable

 

Provides a high-speed data forward path to the 3250HD

Modem

 

 

 

Both Internal Security

 

Provide hardware-assisted conditional access options with capability to

Microprocessor and Smart Card Slot

 

upgrade the security, if ever needed

Macrovision→ Copy Protection

 

Activation allows cable operators to add another layer of copy protection

Support

 

software, called Macrovision, that restricts subscribers from copying

 

 

protected transmissions such as VOD and SVOD to the analog composite

 

 

outputs

 

 

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