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These traditional type function by taking in an external signal, transforming that signal into content that can be visually presented on a display screen. These devices are typically found in various television systems such as cable, satellite, and over-the-air systems, in addition to other uses.
These traditional type function by taking in an external signal, transforming that signal into content that can be visually presented on a display screen. These devices are typically found in various television systems such as cable, satellite, and over-the-air systems, in addition to other uses.
There are also android tv box which is the new type of STBs. They may not has the TV-tuner input because the main purpose of them is for watching stuff from online media.Also they are basically  [[Single Board Computer]] (SBC) with a case and without gpio.


There are android tv box which the new type of STBs. They may not has the TV-tuner input because the main purpose of them is for watching stuff from online media.Also they are basically sbc with a case.
== See also ==
* [[DIAL]]
* [[DVB]]
* [[USB GPU]]
* [[VNC]]
* [[Amlogic/Porting_set_top_boxes]]
* [[Android (TV)]]
* [[TV]]
 
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Latest revision as of 06:08, 3 November 2023

A set-top box (STB), also known as a cable box, receiver, or in the past, a television decoder, acts as a specialized information processing device.

These traditional type of STBs come equipped with a TV-tuner input and generate output for a television set or similar display devices.

These traditional type function by taking in an external signal, transforming that signal into content that can be visually presented on a display screen. These devices are typically found in various television systems such as cable, satellite, and over-the-air systems, in addition to other uses.

There are also android tv box which is the new type of STBs. They may not has the TV-tuner input because the main purpose of them is for watching stuff from online media.Also they are basically Single Board Computer (SBC) with a case and without gpio.

See also