Cable Co just switched my digital box with a 2nd gen one...need some help

[GL]

The new box has this USB socket thingy (looks exactly like a USB socket to me) in the front. There is also a card slot beside the USB socket. Any idea what these are for? Thinking I might be able to hook it up to my computer and see what sort of communication goes on at that socket.

-GL

 

[Viper GTS]

I believe the "card slot" is for an H card, but that's about all I know.

Don't have cable, & can't get it.



Viper GTS

 

[GL]

Viper that sucks man...I mean you're miss 500 channels of infomercials, CHIPs re-runs and 24-hour news networks

Anyhow, I've confirmed it is a USB socket. A USB cable does fit in the socket perfectly. I happen to have a USB networking adapter and I'm going to put it on the network and see what this baby has to offer

EDIT: That was a stupid idea....the damn thing needs drivers to work. Are their USB cables that only have the flatter-head connectors on both ends? This'll have to wait for a weekend project but I wouldn't mind trying to see what the USB socket is for by doing some reverse-engineering.

-GL

 

[Vortex22]

I recently got a similar (or same.. mine is Pioneer) box. It came with my Roadrunner in a package.. I really like having 500 channels so far

 

[GL]

You don't happen to think that the USB socket might be a built in Internet connection-sharing mechanism so that they just have to hook up to a computer with a USB cable (and skip a cable modem completely) do you? I haven't hooked up the new box but the old digital box could receive "e-mail" and downloaded TV schedules so maybe it has full blown internet capabilities now.

-GL

 

[JimmyEatWorld]

Apparently only red minions like cable TV lol (look at graphics above)
any hoo, yeah, cable rocks
best channels are the sundance channel and the independent film channel

 

[Viper GTS]

Any channels at all would be better than the 1.5 channels I get in the middle of BFE.

(That's one channel that's watchable, & one that's occasionally bearable but usually not. That's the extent of my TV reception.)

Viper GTS

 

[GL]

AHA!



<< Explorer 3100 - The Scientific-Atlanta set-top family has been expanded with the addition of the Explorer 3100 model, an interactive digital set-top designed for improved performance with more consumer-friendly features and packaging. Like the 2100 model, this set-top has a 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, plus a front-panel USB port for connecting devices such as digital cameras or camcorders. >>


http://www.scientificatlanta.com/content/prd/explorer_family.htm

Tres cool although I don't have a digital camera or camcorder

-GL