Tag: STB
Echostar HDT-610R: World's slimmest PVR
With analogue TV signals dying the death, now's the perfect time to grab a digital set-top box if you didn't already have one. Which means it's also the perfect time for Echostar to launch the HDT-610R, what they're claiming is…
LG to build Netflix-enabled HDTVs, Adobe bringing Flash to HD equipment
LG should announce today that it is to manufacture high definition LCD and plasma TVs with the Netflix Internet streaming service built in for the US market.
The two companies launched a partnership to manufacture set top boxes just before CES last year. This news means that consumers will be able to buy an integrated TV rather than a dedicated STB and additional cabling…
Sagem launches two "Green" ECO Freeview digiboxes
Sagem has announced the launch of two eco-friendly set top boxes. The ITD58NG ECO and ITD59NG ECO both offer basic Freeview functionality, including Electronic Programme Guide (EPG), and connect to your telly via SCART…
Third generation Apple TV to include DVR functionality, analyst suggests
Apple may well add digital video recorder functionality to its third generation of the Apple TV, according to the analyst Shaw Wu from American Technology Research.
This would turn the product offering into a “real business” rather than just a “hobby”, and could be a real money-spinner for Apple…
Ocean Blue Software developing solution for set-top boxes to connect to broadband
Ocean Blue Software, who specialise in digital TV software, is completing the development of software that will expand the opportunity for "red button" services by allowing set-top boxes (STBs) to connect directly to broadband.
The company is part of the DTG standards design group which is finalising MHEG-5, the system behind these interactive red button services on digital TV.
