ðɪ ɛksplˈoːɹɚɹ ˈeɪt θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd dˌiːvˌiːbˈiː sˈɛttˈɑːp bˈɑːks fɹʌm saɪəntˈɪfɪkɐtlˈæntə, jˈuːsᵻz tˈuː tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti mˈɪps θˈɜːɾi tˈuːbˈɪt ɹˈɪsk pɹˈɑːsɛsɚz, fˈoːɹ tˈuːnɚz θɹˈiː vˈɪdɪoʊ, wˈʌn dˈeɪɾə, ɐ dˈɑːksɪs wˈʌn.ˈɛks kˈeɪbəl mˈoʊdəm, ɐ fˈʊl ɡɹˈæfɪks ˈɛndʒɪn, tˈuː ˌeɪtʃdˈiː ænd ˌɛsdˈiː vˈɪdɪoʊ dᵻkˈoʊdɚz, dˈuːəl ˈɔːdɪˌoʊ dᵻkˈoʊdɚz ænd kəntˈeɪnz wˈʌn wˈɛstɚn dˈɪdʒɪɾəl ɔːɹ mˈækstɚ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti dʒˌiːbˈiː pˈɑːɾə hˈɑːɹd dˈɪsk, kˈeɪpəbəl ʌv stˈoːɹɪŋ ˌʌp tə twˈɛnti ˈaʊɚz ʌv ˌeɪtʃdˈiː kˈɑːntɛnt ɔːɹ ˌʌp tʊ ˈeɪɾi ˈaʊɚz ʌv ˌɛsdˈiː kˈɑːntɛnt.
The Explorer 8300DVB set-top box from Scientific-Atlanta, uses two 250 MIPS 32-bit RISC processors, 4 tuners (3 video, 1 data), a DOCSIS 1.x cable modem, a full graphics engine, 2 HD and SD video decoders, dual audio decoders and contains one Western Digital or Maxtor 160GB PATA hard disk, capable of storing up to 20 hours of HD Content or up to 80 hours of SD content.