Set-back box, the Glossary
The term set-back box (SBB) is used in the digital TV industry to describe a piece of consumer hardware that enables them to access both linear broadcast and internet-based video content, plus a range of interactive services like Electronic Programme Guides (EPG), Pay Per View (PPV) and Video on Demand (VOD) as well as internet browsing, and view them on a large screen television set.[1]
Table of Contents
13 relations: Advanced Video Coding, Broadcasting, Digital television, DOCSIS, Electronic program guide, HDMI, High-definition video, MPEG-2, Pay-per-view, Set-top box, Standard-definition television, Tru2way, Video on demand.
- Set-top box
Advanced Video Coding
Advanced Video Coding (AVC), also referred to as H.264 or MPEG-4 Part 10, is a video compression standard based on block-oriented, motion-compensated coding.
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Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio or video content to a dispersed audience via any electronic mass communications medium, but typically one using the electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves), in a one-to-many model.
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Digital television
Digital television (DTV) is the transmission of television signals using digital encoding, in contrast to the earlier analog television technology which used analog signals.
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DOCSIS
Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) is an international telecommunications standard that permits the addition of high-bandwidth data transfer to an existing cable television (CATV) system.
Electronic program guide
Electronic programming guides (EPGs) and interactive programming guides (IPGs) are menu-based systems that provide users of television, radio, and other media applications with continuously updated menus that display scheduling information for current and upcoming broadcast programming (most commonly, TV listings).
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HDMI
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is a proprietary audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed video data and compressed or uncompressed digital audio data from an HDMI-compliant source device, such as a display controller, to a compatible computer monitor, video projector, digital television, or digital audio device.
High-definition video
High-definition video (HD video) is video of higher resolution and quality than standard-definition. Set-back box and high-definition video are Consumer electronics.
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MPEG-2
MPEG-2 (a.k.a. H.222/H.262 as was defined by the ITU) is a standard for "the generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information".
Pay-per-view
Pay-per-view (PPV) is a type of pay television or webcast service that enables a viewer to pay to watch individual events via private telecast.
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Set-top box
A set-top box (STB), also known as a cable box, receiver, or simply box, and historically television decoder or a converter, is an information appliance device that generally contains a TV tuner input and displays output to a television set, turning the source signal into content in a form that can then be displayed on the television screen or other display device. Set-back box and set-top box are Consumer electronics.
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Standard-definition television
Standard-definition television (SDTV; also standard definition or SD) is a television system that uses a resolution that is not considered to be either high or enhanced definition.
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Tru2way
Tru2way is a brand name for interactive digital cable services delivered over the cable network.
Video on demand
Video on demand (VOD) is a media distribution system that allows users to access videos, television shows and films digitally on request.
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See also
Set-top box
- ATSC tuner
- AV receiver
- Acorn Online Media Set Top Box
- AllVid
- Apple Interactive Television Box
- Cable converter box
- CableCARD
- Common Interface
- Conditional-access module
- Coupon-eligible converter box
- DOCSIS Set-top Gateway
- DTV receiver
- Digital television adapter
- Digital video recorder
- Dreambox
- Enigma (DVB)
- Eurovox
- FTA receiver
- Freebox
- Hard disk recorder
- Hopper (DVR)
- Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV
- Infomir
- Integrated digital television
- Integrated receiver/decoder
- Java TV
- LinuxTV
- MSN TV
- Microsoft Venus
- Motorola DCT2000
- Nano-ITX
- Nexus Player
- Nvidia Shield TV
- Over-the-top media service
- Over-the-top media services in India
- PlayTV
- Set-back box
- Set-top box
- Slingbox
- TV tuner card
- Three-way hybrid
- Tuner (radio)
- Unibox
- V+
- VBox Home TV Gateway
- Vu+
- Whole-home DVR