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What are current HD (non-DVR) set top box models?

I just ordered an HD set top FIOS TV box without a DVR. The agent could not tell me which model would be sent and the possible model numbers he did provide don't match anything I could find on Verizon's site or these forums. What are the current models being sent out?

I am trying to plan ahead for furniture and cabling so I am ready when it arrives. Thanks

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mfizzy

they all have the same connectors on the back. HDMI, component, coax, composite, optical audio. You can get a 7232, 7100, 7216 or a sisco model. a disabled dvr can be sent as well as a standard hd stb.

tns2

The only motorola (arris) one is QIP 7100-p2. The previous model that they may still send was the 7100p1 (usually just called a 7100). Don't let them give you any older model as they don't support mpeg-4 channels. Quantum services requires at least a VMS1100 (DVR) before you can get a non-dvr IPC1100.

I am not sure if they are still giving out Cisco models but the Non-dvr model is CISCO CHS 335

Kestrel3

My unit arrived today, and it is a rather old looking Motoroloa 7261 1 . The fan noise really bothers me. It ramps up super high even when the unit has been off for a bit. I am a sound engineer so any noise is very noticeable to me, and this unit is about 5 times louder than any computer fans I have ever heard.

Do all the units have noisy fans? My old non HD box did not have a fan. I don't want a DVR, so it seems like without a hard drive, it shouldn't need a fan.

Also, what content uses mpeg-4 and does this unit support it?

CRobGauth

I assume you meant 7216.

It is a DVR.

So DVR option may be disabled to make it a regular STB.

So that is why it has a fan.

But it shouldn't be that noisy.

I would try and contact support stating that the fan in your box is failing.

Kestrel3

Yes, 7216. I'll contact Verizon and see if they can send me another one, but I read that a lot of people complain about the fans on that model, and there is no way to know which model they might send next. I did read something about if you subscribe to a channel that uses mpeg4, then Verizon would need to provide one of the newer model STB's.

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