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arojay Aug 13, 2009

While the 8300HD is a serviceable unit, and outputs good-looking HD (all depending on the source material, of course), the interface is extremely bare-bones, lacking most of the features present in newer, more modern DVR devices. In fact, the look and feel of the interface hasn't changed in...

kiteboy Jul 2, 2009

I'm glad Rogers has been renting me this box "free" for a past few years, since I'd never pay the $400-600 CDN it would cost to buy it outright. While firmware updates have addressed the most egregious problems over the years, it's stll not entirely reliable at picking...

nickyg600 Jul 11, 2009

I am a Cablevision subscriber, and have had this box for half a year now. It works great for what it is supposed to do. This is my first DVR experience, and while not without problems, I never want to be without again. I have no problems with the box itself. Decent connections, decent set-up...

CrzySLAM May 18, 2011

I have the 8300HD box. Was no tick for the HD version. But decent box.

jimmycarter Jan 2, 2010

Look, you may get this box from your provider, paying the $15 a month extra and saying "whee I can now skip ads with glee!" Please take note: it has 54 MB of RAM, and two 250 MHz processors. Your iPhone is more powerful than this damn box. Unlike this box though, your iPhone is actually...

arenmarcoosi Oct 9, 2011

This is one of the worst DVR's I have ever used. I have Charter as my cable TV provider and had to switch to this DVR after my Moxi DVR died.