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Photos: Free your set-top box

January 20, 2005 Shopping for a new TV or PVR? Then you should know something about CableCard, which lets users connect to cable TV without a set-top box. TAGS: CableCard, set-top box, set-top, Panasonic, TV, photograph

Aiming to sell set-top boxes to the masses

January 8, 2007 Cable companies will be required to give consumers the option of buying their own set-top box. Digeo hopes consumers will bite. TAGS: Digeo, set-top, set-top box, cable company, cable television, Consumer Electronics Show, TV

Yahoo offers content to set-top makers

January 6, 2005 Hoping to branch into consumer devices, Yahoo will let makers of cable and satellite TV set-top boxes license its content and services. TAGS: set-top, set-top box, Yahoo! Inc., consumer electronics, photograph, Microsoft Corp., video

Time to rethink set-top box regulation

September 28, 2006 Policy analyst Thomas M. Lenard says the set-top box integration ban is a regulatory relic that deserves to go. TAGS: set-top box, video provider, set-top, integration, CableCard, video service, innovation, incentive, telecommunications, satellite, video

Set-top shakeup is in the cards

July 1, 2007 New FCC-mandated system relocates cable TV security outside the cable box. Don't count on any real benefits. TAGS: set-top, set-top box, CableCard, waiver, Digeo, cable company, subscriber, Verizon Communications, card, security, TV, video

Apple TV launch put on pause

February 26, 2007 The set-top box, which allows shows downloaded to a Mac or PC to be played on a TV, will arrive later than planned, Apple confirms. TAGS: Apple TV, Apple Computer, set-top box, set-top, TV, Apple Macintosh, PC

FAQ: CableCard? What's that?

January 20, 2005 The FCC wants to terminate your cable set-top box. Here's what you need to know. Photos: Free your set-top box TAGS: CableCard, set-top box, set-top, digital television, cable television, cable company, TiVo Inc., FAQ, entertainment, TV, Motorola Inc., HP

First impressions of Apple TV

March 23, 2007 Consumers can finally get their hands on the set-top box, but what should they expect inside the shrink-wrap? TAGS: Apple TV, set-top box, set-top, Apple Computer, streaming media, TV, Best Buy Co. Inc., impression, blog, retailer, Apple iPod, Apple iTunes, photograph, video

Why my cable DVR stinks

July 31, 2006 Are viewers better served by set-top boxes or dumbed-down terminals? TV providers look into it. TAGS: DVR, Cablevision Systems Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., device manufacturer, set-top, set-top box, complexity, Scientific-Atlanta Inc., digital video, Time Warner Inc., TV

Microsoft trims MSN TV price, adds features

August 23, 2005 Company announces $100 rebate that effectively halves the cost of the set-top box. TAGS: MSN TV, set-top, set-top box, MSN, streaming video, TV, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, PC

DirecTV's Viiv box almost ready for prime time

September 26, 2006 Set-top box that works with Viiv-compliant PCs on the way, but Intel still faces hurdles on path to digital living room. TAGS: Intel Viiv, DirecTV, set-top box, set-top, digital media, iTV, living room, Intel, TV, wireless networking, adapter, movies, PC, Apple iTunes, Apple Computer, video

Motorola to buy Linux set-top box specialist

January 17, 2006 Chipmaker plans to acquire Kreatel Communications to boost Internet-based TV services. TAGS: Motorola Inc., set-top, set-top box, Linux, DSL, TV

Verizon adds multiroom DVR

August 14, 2006 Company takes aim at cable with DVR service that lets customers watch recorded content in multiple rooms. Commentary: Verizon's DVR offers a new view of TV TAGS: DVR, Verizon Communications, set-top, set-top box, TV, cable company, video, PC

Comcast introduces open-cable platform

January 8, 2008 If the cable operator's efforts to partner with leading gadget makers are successful, those set-top boxes could be a thing of the past.Photo: Comcast's AnyPlay device TAGS: Brian Roberts, Comcast Corp., set-top box, set-top, Consumer Electronics Show, DVR, platform, TiVo Inc., Panasonic, cable box, cable company, satellite, TV, Microsoft Corp.

Set-top box makers still waiting for customers

September 13, 2007 Cable set-tops are everywhere, but consumers continue to show a lack of interest in buying separate boxes for Internet-based video-on-demand services. Photos: Vudu's movie box TAGS: set-top, set-top box, NPD Group Inc., broadband, movies, DVR, movie, TV, video

AMD partners ready for AMD Live

March 14, 2007 Even if consumers aren't ready, AMD is pushing ahead with branding campaign for devices designed to work with entertainment PCs. TAGS: AMD Live, Entertainment PC, AMD, set-top box, set-top, PC, TV

Customers miffed over DirecTV with TiVo problems

January 13, 2007 Many report that the popular Season Pass feature stopped functioning in December; DirecTV says it's aware of the problem. TAGS: DirecTV, Mercer, TiVo Inc., set-top, North Carolina

AT&T to offer video on demand to DSL customers

April 18, 2006 Teams with Akimbo Systems to provide Net-based VOD service to DSL subscribers who sign up for new Homezone TV service. TAGS: Akimbo Systems, AT&T Corp., VoD, set-top, set-top box, IP television, satellite television, DSL, broadband, programming, satellite, TV, video

Microsoft inks cable deal for HDTV support

November 16, 2005 Pact with cable industry means PCs with Media Center features could display high-definition cable the 2006 holiday season. TAGS: cable industry, set-top box, CableCard, set-top, Media Center PC, HDTV, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

Cable companies lose round in CableCard battle

August 18, 2006 Operators move closer to offering service allowing consumers to simply plug a card into a device to get cable TV service. TAGS: CableCard, set-top box, deadline, cable company, set-top, court, Comcast Corp., integration, consumer electronics, cable television, TV, security
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