Aliens watching terrestrial broadcast television signals leaking into outer space may see the world's billions perishing from what they will come to describe as the Couch Potato Famine. (scientificamerican.com)
With millions of TVs containing cathode - ray tubes expected to be junked in February (due to the switch over to digital television signals), responsible recyclers will no doubt be swamped. (scientificamerican.com)
A «set - top box» (STB) is a cable, satellite, Internet Protocol or other device whose primary function is to receive television signals from a specific source and deliver them to a consumer display and / or recording device, such as a television or DVR. (energystar.gov)