Set-top box
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A set-top box, also known as a 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 d
A typical modern set-top box, along with its remote control - pictured here a digital terrestrial TV receiver by TEAC
A consumer Palcom DSL-350 satellite-receiver; the IF demodulation tuner is on the bottom left, and a Fujitsu MPEG decoder CPU is in the center of the board. The power supply is on the right.
A Sky Q digital satellite receiver set-top box
An older digital cable TV set-top box
Digital media player
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A digital media player is a type of consumer electronics device designed for the storage, playback, or viewing of digital media content. They are typically designed to be integrated into a home cinema
Set-top box
…boxes are used in cable television, satellite television, terrestrial television and Internet Protocol television systems, as well as other uses such as digital media players ("streaming boxes"). Alternatives to set-top boxes are the smaller dongles, and television sets with built-in TV tuners. The signal source might be an…
A digital media player in the form of a set-top box, pictured with its remote control
Roku is a popular brand of digital media players.
An example of a digital media player in a network
A wireless media extender from Arctic for music streaming and multi-room entertainment