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Set-top Box: The cable TV box that sits on "top" of the TV "set," although it is often located several feet away in an equipment rack. The set-top box descrambles the...; Full Set-top Box Definition >>

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Wi-Fi in cable set-top boxes coming (not so soon): Wi-Fi in cable set-top boxes coming not so soonoh yea! Makes it that much easier to wire tvs into the bath and above the.bed. heheThe whole house will be penetrated! :); Tags: Wireless LANs, TV & Home Theater, cable set-top box, not-so, set-top box, Wi-Fi, cable; Discussion threads 2008-06-30
Wi-Fi in cable set-top boxes coming (not so soon): Cable TV providers are planning to add wireless to their set-top boxes, according to panelists at a recent Connect event sponsored by Park Associates and the CEA. A report in EE Times say cable companies like Cox Communications are planning to...; Tags: Set-top Box, Set-top, Cox Communications Inc., Wireless LANs, Ultrawideband (UWB), Wi-Fi, Cable, Wireless, Tv & Home Theater, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Rik Fairlie; Blog posts 2008-06-30
Netflix's set-top box: Is it really a game changer?: Netflix's set-top box: Is it really a game changer?This is going to push ISP's even further over the edge...NTyet another boxThis is just another set top box in a growing stack of set top boxes. Pretty soon, my set top boxes will tower over my not-insignificant television. Netflix,...; Tags: TV & Home Theater, Digital rights management (DRM), TVs, Consumer electronics, AppleTV, game, NetFlix Inc., set-top, set-top box, TV, Akimbo, digital-rights management, Microsoft Corp., DVD, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-20
Netflix's set-top box: Is it really a game changer?: The reviews are in and Netflix's set-top box--the Netflix Player by Roku--is a hottie. Then again we've heard this set-top box euphoria kick in before. Is Netflix really the company that will crack the code? Forgive the skepticism, but we've been down this road before with Apple...; Tags: Game, NetFlix Inc., Set-top Box, Set-top, Review, Tv & Home Theater, TVs, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-20
CES: HD Camcorders, and set-top boxes, and cheap Blu-ray, oh my!: CES: HD Camcorders, and set-top boxes, and cheap Blu-ray, oh my!re:vod and cableCARDjust a headsup regarding cc's and dvr's. presently, cc's are capable of vod, its just the hardware is not enabled. on the various tivo forums, this has been discussed quite often. at some time in the future i'm...; Tags: TV & Home Theater, Blu-ray, DVD, Consumer electronics, HD-DVD, HD Camcorders, camcorder, set-top, set-top box, Consumer Electronics Show; Discussion threads 2008-01-10

CES: HD Camcorders, and set-top boxes, and cheap Blu-ray, oh my!: Another long day of wandering the floor at CES yielded some solid, albeit not paradigm-shifting, discoveries. And don't worry, no surge protectors today. Canon VIXIA HF10 HD Camcorder With my wife due to give birth to our first child in a couple of months,...; Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Set-top Box, Set-top, Camcorder, Blu-ray, Canon Inc., HF 10, HF10, Funai, Cable, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Josh Taylor; Blog posts 2008-01-09
CES: Will 2008 finally be the year of the SlingCatcher?: It's déjà vu all over again. It's been almost exactly a year since Sling Media announced the SlingCatcher and Clip+Sling functionality (at least year's Consumer Electronics Show), but thus far, beyond some private betas, there has been no public sign of life for either of the enticing...; Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Set-top Box, Set-top, PC, Sling Media, SlingCatcher, Slingbox, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Josh Taylor; Blog posts 2008-01-06
Here's why Netflix set-top box will only be a modest success: Here's why Netflix set-top box will only be a modest successA Blueray/HDDVD with Netflix may make senseThere are lots of people like me that will look to get an HD player some day. Having an on-line access to content would be interesting since it would be integrated. Dunno, let...; Tags: TV & Home Theater, DVD, Consumer electronics, NetFlix Inc., set-top, set-top box; Discussion threads 2008-01-03
Here's why Netflix set-top box will only be a modest success: The blogosphere is all abuzz about Netflix's announcement that they are developing a set-top box with LG Electronics that will let Netflix subscribers watch movies streamed from the Web to their TVs. I am sorry, but I don't see a huge behavioral shift here. ...; Tags: NetFlix Inc., Set-top Box, Set-top, Problem, Blogosphere, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-01-03
Netflix, LG to offer movie set-top box: Netflix, LG to offer movie set-top boxMight workIt might work. Obviously a broadband internet connection will be required. Will it work through a home router? What about a DVD ROM? If included, that might be the tipping point between Blu-Ray and HD-DVD. Could something like Web-TV...; Tags: TV & Home Theater, DVD, Broadband Internet, Consumer electronics, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, movie set-top box, NetFlix Inc., LG Electronics Inc., set-top box, movie; Discussion threads 2008-01-03
Can Netflix capture the set-top box?: Can Netflix capture the set-top box?Set top box is eventually going to be the digital hubI believe in a few year's time we will see the multitude of set top boxes merged into one "computerized" set top box. I like the idea of a Netflix set top box for digital...; Tags: TV & Home Theater, Consumer electronics, Sony PlayStation 3, Comcast Corp., set-top, set-top box, NetFlix Inc., movie, DVD; Discussion threads 2008-01-03
Google's big TV plan: Android on set-top boxes?: Following Credit Suisse's $900 price target for Google one nagging question remains: Where--and how--is Google going to generate large TV advertising revenue? If you recall Credit Suisse analyst Heath Terry slapped a big price target on Google and made some assumptions for 2010. One of them was...; Tags: Google Inc., Set-top Box, Partnership, Set-top, TV, Android, Schonfeld, Tv & Home Theater, TVs, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-11-21
Set-top box makers still waiting for customers: Set-top box makers still waiting for customerstech vs consumers, and VHS historyThe tech is out there, no question. It may need to be refined a little, but its there. By this, I mean that you can get a media centre edition MCE PC which will do pretty much everything in...; Tags: TV & Home Theater, set-top, set-top box; Discussion threads 2007-09-13
Vudu: Remember that famous Qwest commercial where the guy checks into a hotel and is told that the in-room entertainment offers "every movie ever made?" We're still not quite there yet--but it's not for lack of trying. Over the past few years, more and more on-demand entertainment solutions have become available,...; Tags: Corporate communications, TVs, TV & Home Theater, set-top box, Ethernet Port, Vudu, TV; Product reviews 2007-09-05
Microsoft Patent app enables set-top box programming over Internet: A newly published Microsoft Patent application describe technology for remotely programming a set-top box for television.The Abstract for the Patent app Remotely Accessing and Programming A Set-Top Box offers this description:Systems and methods for remotely programming a set top box and for remotely scheduling an...; Tags: IPTV, microsoft; Blog posts 2007-05-24
Aiming to sell set-top boxes to the masses: Aiming to sell set-top boxes to the massesAiming to sell set-top boxes to the massesSell with better program schedule viewing and programmed scheduling. If the manufacturer's really want to sell desktop boxes they'd make boxes with usb ethernet connectors and appropriate connectivity software, so customers could stream...; Tags: TV & Home Theater, DVR, set-top, set-top box; Discussion threads 2007-01-07
TiVo may give away free set-top boxes: TiVo may give away free set-top boxesThe joy of TiVOI am an admitted gadget fanatic, and have spent 10s of thousands of dollars--many of which were wasted on too-complex, undependable, or over-hyped products.I got TiVo through DirecTV, and would be more inclined to give up DirecTV than TiVo. TiVo has...; Tags: DVR, Digital video, TV & Home Theater, TVs, Network technology, tivo, set-top, set-top box, TiVo Inc., digital video recorder; Discussion threads 2006-02-27
Internet search meets the gadget: Internet search meets the gadgetWEBTV WAS TOO "ANTAGONISTIC" TOWARD ITS' CUSTOMERS.WEBTV CAME OUT AT TIME WHEN OWNING COMPUTER, IN TODAYS TERMS WAS "UNCOMPUTER" & WORSE YET, GOING ON INTERNET WITH HARDWARE VIRTULIZATION WAS COMPLETE LOSS TO CONSUMER. WEBTV WAS STARTED TO PROTECT CONSUMER FROM ALL MALWARE ON INTERNET,(AND GET CONSUMERS...; Tags: TV & Home Theater, MSN TV, set-top, WEBTV WAS, Internet, set-top box, Internet search; Discussion threads 2006-01-04
Remote Software Update for Intel Digital Set Top Box BSP for Microsoft Windows CE 5.0: The information contained in this whitepaper explains how to set up and configure a Microsoft Windows CE 5.0 target image to establish the Remote Software Update RSU service. The recommendations contained in this whitepaper have been verified on Intel 854 and 830 Digital Set Top Box platforms for Microsoft Windows...; Tags: Set-top Box, Set-top, Digital Set-top Box, Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows CE, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware; White papers 2006-01-01
16.9 mln IP DSL set top boxes to sell by 2009: Increasing deployments of TV services by telco operators are boosting the IP/DSL set top box market, reports In-Stat. As a result, shipments of IP/DSL set top boxes will grow from 1.7 mln in 2004 to 16.9 mln in 2009. At that point, this market will surpass the digital cable set...; Tags: IP/DSL, set-top box, set-top; Blog posts 2005-12-12