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  • cook
    Quiet observer
    • May 2010
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    • USA
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    Finding spare chips-What devices used this chip?

    I am trying to figure what TV "Set Top Boxes" (STB) used the Broadcom "System On a Chip" (SOC) model 7231zbkfeba03g. I have a DVR that uses that chip, and I was hoping to find an inexpensive way to get some spares of the chip.

    Officially, I think Broadcom said the end-of-life for the chip was late 2018 or 2019. But AliExpress says they have new ones in a 5 pack for about $60.00. I would love to find a spare or two for much less than that.

    Is there an easy way to find out what devices used the Broadcom chip 7231zbkfeba03g?
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