Thomson picked up from where Grundig left off, designing and creating boxes that shared very similar underpinnings with Grundig units. Thomson created many groundbreaking units, such as the special DSI6210 and the first HD unit, the DSI8215.
Manufacturer ID: 4E
Sky+
DSI6210 (2004)
Version Number: 4E20XX
CPU Type: STI5514
RAM: 32MB
HDD: 160GB Maxtor IDE
Thomson's first Sky+ box was marketed as the PVR2.5 and was available for a short amount of time as a premium offering, with four times the storage capacity of the other Sky+ units at the time.
DSI8210 (2006)
Version Number: 4E21XX
CPU Type: STI5514
RAM: 32MB
HDD: 160GB Seagate IDE
PERSONAL SPACE: 80GB
The Thomson DSI8210 was identical to the 6210 unit, with most parts being interchangeable with each other. The major difference here is that the 8210 box has Anytime capability and offers 80GB space to the user.
Sky+HD
DSI8215(2006)
Version Number: 4E30XX
CPU Type: Broadcom BCM7038
HDD: 300GB Maxtor or Western Digital SATA HDD
PERSONAL SPACE: 160GB
The Thomson DSI8215 was the first available Sky HD box. It is unique, being the only box with component video output, and the fact that the final software version available for it is Sky+8.3.2.