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

[Kestrel3]

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

[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.

[mfizzy]

Any box higher than a 6xxx will work with mpeg channels

[Kestrel3]

OK, thanks.  Fan is revving like crazy right now even though the box has been turned off for 6 hours and it isn't even warm in the room.

[tns2]

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@Kestrel wrote:

OK, thanks.  Fan is revving like crazy right now even though the box has been turned off for 6 hours and it isn't even warm in the room.

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When 7216 boxes went bad that was sometimes the behavior.  Also sometimes its not the fan but the Hard Drive (this model is a DVR) that is making the noise.   For all their boxes there really is not OFF as long as they are plugged in.

[Kestrel3]

It is definitely the fan, and the unit was also having trouble starting up, so Verizon is sending me a replacement.