Differences btw stb and digital adapter

[goyanks]

can someone clarify what are the main differences  between a stb and a digital adapter besides size and price.

i know you cant receive any hd signal right?

[DzWR]

 DCT-700 Standard Definition Digital Adapter
(Dimensions: Width: 5.50” (13.97 cm), Depth: 6.60” (16.76 cm), Height: 1.75” (4.45 cm), Weight: ~0.85 lbs (~0.39 kg))
 Features:
 Can decode and play all Standard Definition (SD) channels
 Has Coax Out (Screw in) and Composite Out (Yellow, White, Red) to TV
 Is much smaller than our other Set Top Boxes (STBs)
 Restrictions:
 No High Definition (HD) content support
 No data features whatsoever (No Program Guide, VOD, Widgets, Games or IPTV)
 Cannot participate as a video client in a Multi-Room Digital Video Recorder setup (MR-DVR)
 Cannot view photos or stream music or videos from Home Media on the customer’s PC
 There are no buttons or displays, just a Power light – it requires the Verizon remote to operate

 QIP-2500 Standard Definition Digital Set Top Box
(Dimensions: Width: 14.72” (37.4 cm), Depth: 10.00” (25.4 cm), Height: 2.75” (6.9 cm), Weight: ~5.5 lbs (~2.50 kg))
 Features:
 Can decode and play all SD channels
 Has Coax Out, Composite Out, and S-Video Out (Round plug with 4 pins in it)
 Has full data features – IMG, PPV, VOD, Games, Widgets and IPTV all work fine
 Can participate as a video client in a MR-DVR setup (SD recordings only)
 Supports Digital Optical Audio and Digital SPDIF (also known as Coax Digital) Audio
 Restrictions:
 No HD content support
 Cannot view photos or stream music or videos from Home Media on the customer’s PC

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Also there are DVR and HD stbs etc -- if you want any info on them just let me know.  That is just the comparison of the digital adapter and standard stb.

Message Edited by DzWR on 04-17-2009 03:04 PM

[spacedebrisR]

The digital adaptor gives you access to all the channels that you subscribe to with the exception of HD. The digital adaptor is standard def only.

Also the digital adaptor does not give you access to any of the internactive features... so no Video on demand, no on-screen guide, no widgets. In short it is only a channel changer.

the full size stb gives you access to all interactive features and if you get a hi-def box you also get the HD channels. 

thats it in a nutshell