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What is a TV STB? | Set Top Capabilities | |
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The Types of Set Top Boxes include
broadcast receivers, connected TVs (embedded STBs), cable TV adapters,
integrated televisions, mobile telephones,
Broadcast TV Receivers – Receive analog or digital broadcast radio signals, DTT, satellite Cable TV STBs – ABC Embedded (Integrated TV) – Analog and Digital Television Multimedia Computers – Media Players Multimedia Computers – Media Players Connected Media Devices – Blu-Ray Players Game Consoles – Internet connected Mobile Telephones – Broadcast, Satellite, Cellular Channels
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Introduction to TV Set Top Boxes This book provides an
overview of television set top boxes, their key parts, and how they work.
You will learn about the different types of STBs, how they operate, what
types of operating systems (OS) they use, the types of interfaces they can
have. You will understand the common types of video and audio media
processing capabilities they have, how they use application program
interfaces to communicate with TV broadcast systems, and how applications
are transferred into and operate on STBs. |