Что (кто) такое set-top boxes - определение

ELECTRONIC DEVICE TO CONVERT A SIGNAL TO AN OUTPUT FOR A TELEVISION

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set-top box

¦ noun a device for viewing cable or satellite television or giving television access to the Internet.

?a device which converts a digital television signal to analogue for viewing on a conventional set.

Set-top box

A set-top box (STB), also colloquially known as a cable box and historically television decoder, 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.

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set-top box

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A set-top box is a piece of equipment that rests on top of your television and receives digital television signals.

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Set-top box

A set-top box (STB), also colloquially known as a cable box or receiver and historically television decoder, 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.

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Примеры произношения для set-top boxes

1. It'll be set-top boxes.

The Everything Store - Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon _ Brad Stone _ Talks at Google`

2. but it also makes set-top boxes.

From The Other Side of The World _ Elmira Bayrasli _ Talks at Google

3. My set-top box at home used to be a Cisco,

The Little Book that Builds Wealth _ Pat Dorsey _ Talks at Google

4. and Kindle Fire tablets, but maybe soon the set-top box,

The Everything Store - Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon _ Brad Stone _ Talks at Google`

Примеры употребления для set-top boxes

1. The Blu–ray group adapted a version of Sun‘s Java used in set–top boxes.

2. Importantly, we‘re making our products more efficient: since we launched our set–top boxes we have halved their power consumption.

3. Projections show that more than 50 million digital set–top boxes will be in UK homes by 2012.

4. Once that happens, only TV sets that are connected to satellite or cable, or have set–top boxes, will work.

5. Telephone carriers and cable companies provide set–top boxes to pipe high–definition movies and television into homes.