Sentences with phrase «top cable box»

A Rogers TV subscriber who has the company's new $ 25 Starter package — the «skinny basic» bundle mandated by new federal rules — could add the Sportsnet channels for $ 18 a month, or Sportsnet and rival TSN together for $ 25, plus the cost of a set - top cable box.

However, we couldn't get it to work with our Xfinity set - top cable boxes.

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If cable companies were once the gods who delivered TV content from their version of Mount Olympus, then the set - top box was their chosen instrument — one to which they alone had access and controlled.

In a recent public statement about the move, FCC chairman Tom Wheeler — who happens to be a former head of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association — said that for too long, the set - top box has been a boon for cable and satellite companies but a bane for users.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Hulu is working on a subscription service that would be available «over the top,» or without a cable box.

The result would be a set - top box similar to AppleTV but expanded with cable offerings.

As TV devices like Google's Chromecast and the Roku box proliferate, it becomes easier to stream almost anything to a television, and even cable companies are being pressured by the Federal Communications Commission to open up their set - top boxes to outside providers.

«The fact that its offered on the set - top box is not only something that consumers were really clear with us that they wanted, but it makes it a very different opportunity than what Netflix is and it actually keeps people engaged in that cable subscription,» said Williams.

Earlier, he dropped an effort to create competition for cable TV set - top boxes and cancelled investigations into whether Verizon and AT&T had violated the net neutrality rules by favoring their own streaming video services.

The idea here, as it was when the FCC first voted to «open up» the set - top box in February, is to make it so you don't have to lease a cable box from a cable provider to watch cable TV programming.

The Federal Communications Commission is reportedly proposing new regulations that could give cable customers a choice of buying their own set - top boxes instead of renting the default company - offered device.

estimated that the set - top box rental market may be worth around $ 19.5 billion to cable companies, and the average annual cost of having these cable boxes came to $ 232 per household.

This move could potentially lower cable bills, as subscribers currently pay rental fees for set - top boxes that advocates say are too expensive.

The leasing of set - top boxes has been a financial boon for cable companies, according to a report issued by lawmakers last year.

DirecTV Now and several other Internet streaming services like Google's (googl) YouTube TV and Dish Network's (dish) Sling, seek to bring the experience of traditional cable TV to customers who don't want the expense or the hassles of the usual cable set up, with all the in - home wiring and set top boxes.

A leading cable operator in Europe needed a solution that would reduce errors and lessen the time it took agents to manually re-set their customers» set - top boxes after a service outage.

It did sell Motorola's cable television set - top box business to Arris Group Inc for $ 2.35 billion at the end of 2012.

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For instance, the Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend that Netflix is in talks with several U.S. cable television companies to make its streaming video service available through their set - top boxes.

We took the top row of drawers out to have a shelf for the cable box and DVD player.

These include nearly 60 million digital cable and satellite set - top boxes worldwide, and more than 30 million A / V receivers.

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Other products have already received waivers on a temporary basis: «Internet protocol - enabled television sets, Internet - enabled digital video players, cable set - top boxes, and gaming consoles, services and software» are exempt from the rules until October 2015, for instance.

A built - in IR transmitter lets you control your TV, cable box, set - top box, and other home theater gear.

The cable companies all buy either Motorola or Tatung set - top boxes, so Google has a great in to offer their own complementary software.

Yahoo announced today that its Connected TV widgets will begin showing up on such devices as home media boxes, Blu - ray players, and cable and IPTV set top boxes.

As Apple launches a low - margin tablet product (one which may cannibalize sales of the pricier, fully featured iPad), and looks toward other low margin devices (the company is rumored to be entering the cable set - top box market), Apple's margins may be under pressure for several quarters.

If you're canceling your cable subscription to save money, then budget may be your biggest concern, and so a set - top - box is best for you.

This is especially relevant for cats, who love to curl up in warm places like the top of the cable box or computer monitor.

«We believe the ability to watch live TV from a cable, telco, or satellite set - top box through Xbox One could entice an MSO to drive subscriptions through a subsidized box in exchange for a multi-year contract,» Pachter said.

For those of you have been keeping count, this is the ninth platform that we support: PC, Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, netbook, PS3 Home, Android, and even cable television set - top boxes!

So, when you are deciding on a cable or satellite service, be sure to ask the service provider for an ENERGY STAR certified set - top box.

The best part is that you can use the special cable to control your set - top box via the simple Mi remote from the Patchwall interface.

If you are using a set - top box provided by your satellite or cable company, then you will want to attach the two included IR blasters to make the RoomMate system compatible.

For newer 4K Ultra HD sources like an Ultra HD Blu - ray player or a 4K streaming set - top box, make sure you have HDMI cables rated to handle 4K bandwidth.

This is where things get pretty slick: Tizen detects most commonly used devices like cable / satellite boxes, game consoles, Blu - ray players, and even external streaming set - top boxes (not that you'd need one), then automatically labels inputs with the name of the device (no more guessing which device is in which HDMI input) and programs the system so you can control it with the Samsung One remote.

«We wanted to break this association with the set top box in the living room, this idea that you have to have a cable company come in and install hardware that's dated in a year,» Oestlien said.

cable providers can legally encrypt all channels, even basic / OTA ones [1], which essentially makes set - top boxes mandatory.

But the rest can go: the Advil, CDs, business cards (the bane of my existence), masking tape, Christmas postcards I meant to send to the two people I know who haven't discovered email... There are a few other trouble spots I need to hit too, like the top of the filing cabinet, and that box of cables taking up space I could use.

If you're watching TV coming from a cable set - top box, that cable box itself may have a headphone jack.

The new capabilities are targeted towards controlling more aspects of traditional cable and satellite set - top boxes.

At the same time, Aereo is promising to upend the cable industry by training users to come and go as they please — without expensive set - top boxes or installation fees or contracts.

The company recently announced it would add Google Cast functionality to Fiber TV set - top boxes, meaning your cable box will double as a Chromecast device.

The service will not use the set - top boxes common with cable TV.

Apart from the handset, the box includes accessories like a top - notch headset with soft rubber earplugs for noise cancellation, USB Type - C data cable, fast charging - supported AC adapter and a SIM eject tool.

Still, 4 seconds is about one - third the time of changing between apps on an internet - streaming set - top box, and the latency of actual OTA delivery is on par with or slightly better than what most cable channels deliver.

One key difference between the DVR + and its competition is that the DVR + features an HDMI output and is designed to connect directly to a single HDTV, effectively replacing your cable or satellite set top box (in one room).

To be clear, these one - size - fits - all bundles can still be a better deal than cable TV for a few reasons: They're free from exorbitant set - top box rental fees, they don't require long - term contracts, and they tend to operate at thinner profit margins — or even at a loss — compared to traditional TV packages.

Being a cable - TV company, on the other hand, affords Comcast the opportunity to offer something that most connected - home / home - security providers can't: Integration into the set - top box connected to your television.

Once unboxed, the box of the Zenfone 2 ZE551ML shows the smartphone unit on top and underneath, it has an AC charger, USB - to - microUSB data cable, warranty card and a user guide.