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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.

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]] ~~similar~~ 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]

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]

Shouldn't be confused with [[Smart_TV_emulators|smart media players, TVs or media boxes, and DVR, etc.]] or [[Android_emulators#Android_consoles|Android consoles]] or [[Home_media_players|Home media players]].

==Simulators==

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=See also=

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*[[Preservation projects]]

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

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

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[[Category:Discontinued online services]]

~~[[Category:Various emulation~~]]

[[Category:Media players]]

[[Category:Online services]]

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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 [[Home_media_players#Media_player_software|media playback]] similar 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]
+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]
-Shouldn't be confused with [[Smart_TV_emulators|smart media players, TVs or media boxes, and DVR, etc.]] or [[Android_emulators#Android_consoles|Android consoles]] or [[Home_media_players|Home media players]].
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-=See also=
+==See also==
 *[[Preservation projects]]
 *[[:Category:Online_services|Active and discontinued online services]]
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 *[[Smart_TV_emulators|Smart TVs, DVRs, smart TV boxes/digital media players/media boxes, smart blu-ray players]]
-[[Category:Operating systems]]
+[[Category:Discontinued online services]]
-[[Category:Various emulation]]
 [[Category:Media players]]
 [[Category:Online services]]
-[[Category:Discontinued online services]]
+[[Category:Various emulation]]