Set-top box emulators: Difference between revisions

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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]] ~~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]

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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]] 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]
 ==Simulators==