Set-top box

An Inview Neelix set-top box manufactured in 2012. It allows simultaneous access to television broadcast and internet applications.
A Sky Q set-top box in the UK

A set-top box (STB), also known as a cable box or receiver and historically television decoder or a converter,[1] is an information appliance device that generally contains a TV-tuner input and displays output to a television set and an external source of signal, turning the source signal into content in a form that can then be displayed on the television screen or other display device. They are used in cable television, satellite television, and over-the-air television systems as well as other uses.

According to the Los Angeles Times, the cost to a cable provider in the United States for a set-top box is between $150 for a basic box to $250 for a more sophisticated box. In 2016, the average pay-TV subscriber paid $231 per year to lease their set-top box from a cable service provider.[2]

  1. ^ https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-C-ED/80s/C-ED-1981-12.pdf
  2. ^ Lazarus, David (2018-10-30). "How much does a cable box really cost? The industry would prefer you don't ask". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-08-13.

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