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:''Not to be confused with [[Smart_TV_emulators|smart media players, TVs or media boxes, and DVR, etc.]], [[Android_emulators#Android_consoles|Android consoles]], or [[Home_media_players|home media players]]. See [[:Category:Media_players|media players category]].'' | |||
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A set-top box (STB), also known as a TV box, cable box, receiver, or simply box, and historically television decoder or a converter, is an information appliance device that generally contains a TV tuner input and displays output to a television set, turning the source signal into content in a form that can then be displayed on the television screen or other display device. It is designed to be placed alongside or "on top" (hence the name) of a television set. | A '''set-top box (STB)''', also known as a TV box, cable box, receiver, or simply box, and historically television decoder or a converter, is an information appliance device that generally contains a TV tuner input and displays output to a television set, turning the source signal into content in a form that can then be displayed on the television screen or other display device. It is designed to be placed alongside or "on top" (hence the name) of a television set. | ||
Set-top boxes are used in various [[Broadcast_and_cable_communication_systems|broadcast and cable communication systems]] such as cable television, satellite television, over-the-air television. Some of them even could be considered as "smart" devices due to use of [[Broadcast_and_cable_communication_systems|Internet Protocol television systems (IPTV)]], as well as other capabilities such as [[ | Set-top boxes are used in various [[Broadcast_and_cable_communication_systems|broadcast and cable communication systems]] such as cable television, satellite television, over-the-air television. Some of them even could be considered as "smart" devices due to use of [[Broadcast_and_cable_communication_systems|Internet Protocol television systems (IPTV)]], as well as other capabilities such as [[Home_media_players#Media_player_software|media playback]] similarly to [[Smart_TV_emulators|digital media players]] ("streaming boxes"). Alternatives to set-top boxes form factors are the smaller dongles, or television sets with [[Smart_TV_emulators#Non-smart_TVs|built-in TV tuners]] that hence won't require a separate device such as a dedicated box device.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set-top_box] | ||
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=See also= | ==See also== | ||
*[[Preservation projects]] | *[[Preservation projects]] | ||
*[[:Category: | *[[:Category:Online_services|Active and discontinued online services]] | ||
*[[Broadcast and cable communication systems]] | *[[Broadcast and cable communication systems]] | ||
*[[Virtual_reality#VR_game_room_simulations|Game | *[[Virtual_reality#VR_game_room_simulations|Game room simulations]] | ||
*[[Copy protection]] | *[[Copy protection]] | ||
[[:Category: | [[:Category:Media_players|Home media or media content playback focused devices]] | ||
*[[Home | *[[Home media players]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Portable media players]] | ||
*[[Smart_TV_emulators|Smart TVs, DVRs, smart TV boxes/digital media players/media boxes, smart blu-ray players]] | *[[Smart_TV_emulators|Smart TVs, DVRs, smart TV boxes/digital media players/media boxes, smart blu-ray players]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Discontinued online services]] | ||
[[Category:Media players]] | |||
[[Category:Online services]] | |||
[[Category:Various emulation]] | [[Category:Various emulation]] | ||