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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]].''

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 [[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]

==Simulators==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

! scope="col"|Name

! scole="col"|Platform(s)

! scole="col"|IPTV Playlist(s)

! scope="col"|Active

! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]

|-

|[https://github.com/ozankaraali/QiTV QiTV]

|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}

|[https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv IPTV-org]

|{{✓}} ||{{✓}}

|}

==See also==

*[[Preservation projects]]

*[[:Category:Online_services|Active and discontinued online services]]

*[[Broadcast and cable communication systems]]

*[[Virtual_reality#VR_game_room_simulations|Game room simulations]]

*[[Copy protection]]

[[:Category:Media_players|Home media or media content playback focused devices]]

*[[Home media players]]

*[[Portable media players]]

*[[Smart_TV_emulators|Smart TVs, DVRs, smart TV boxes/digital media players/media boxes, smart blu-ray players]]

[[Category:Discontinued online services]]

[[Category:Media players]]

[[Category:Online services]]

[[Category:Various emulation]]

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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.
+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]
+==Simulators==
+{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
+! scope="col"|Name
+! scole="col"|Platform(s)
+! scole="col"|IPTV Playlist(s)
+! scope="col"|Active
+! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
+|-
+|[https://github.com/ozankaraali/QiTV QiTV]
+|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
+|[https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv IPTV-org]
+|{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
+|}
+==See also==
+*[[Preservation projects]]
+*[[:Category:Online_services|Active and discontinued online services]]
+*[[Broadcast and cable communication systems]]
+*[[Virtual_reality#VR_game_room_simulations|Game room simulations]]
+*[[Copy protection]]
+[[:Category:Media_players|Home media or media content playback focused devices]]
+*[[Home media players]]
+*[[Portable media players]]
+*[[Smart_TV_emulators|Smart TVs, DVRs, smart TV boxes/digital media players/media boxes, smart blu-ray players]]
+[[Category:Discontinued online services]]
+[[Category:Media players]]
+[[Category:Online services]]
+[[Category:Various emulation]]