EDN

Set-top-box decoder supports multiple codecs, standards

Geneva, Switzerland — STMicroelectronics has released a low-cost set-top-box (STB) decoder chip aimed at standard-definition (SD) terrestrial, cable, satellite and Internet Protocol (IP) TV ...
Twice

DTV Set-top Decoder Boxes Promise Better Reception

Even before the great COFDM vs. 8-VSB modulation system debate momentarily clouded the television transition, integrated circuit developers and consumer electronics companies were hard at work on more ...
EDN

Set top box decoders process MPEG-2 – and offload the CPU

Today's highly integrated, single-chip interactive digital TV set-top box (STB) systems support a wide variety of applications, ranging from entry-level broadcast-only digital TV reception through a ...
Audioholics

Conexant’s HDTV Set-Top Box Decoder Gets Dolby Digital Plus Certification

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif --Conexant Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNXT), a worldwide leader in semiconductor solutions for broadband communications and the digital home, today announced that its CX2417X family of ...
Twice

EchoStar Unveils HDTV Product Bundle At CEDIA Expo

EchoStar used CEDIA Expo to announce that DISH Network would offer a new package of HDTV sets and decoder boxes, capable of receiving the satellite service’s standard and high-definition channels. At ...
Ars Technica

Does HDTV cable still carry an analog signal?

I rent a basement suite that comes with regular analog cable through Shaw. The landlord's part of the house already has HDTV and he said I could upgrade my suite if I pay for the installation and ...