In 1993, a young Broadcom Corp. got its big break when TV set-top box maker Scientific-Atlanta Inc. tapped it to supply chips for boxes used in an experimental interactive cable system in Orlando, Fla ...

Aaron covers what's exciting and new in the world of home entertainment and streaming TV. Previously, he wrote about entertainment for places like Rotten Tomatoes, Inverse, TheWrap and The Hollywood ...

Apple has been granted a patent (number US 11800168 B2) for a “generic streaming media device configured as a set-top box.” The tech giant may be eyeing a future Apple TV set-top box that would ...

If you are interested in building your very own custom Apple TV style set-top box, the latest Raspberry Pi 5 mini PC provides a wealth of features make the process extremely easy. Building your own ...

Channel Master’s Zinwell ZAT-600B is the first set-top box for NextGen TV broadcasts that supports encrypted channels without the need for an internet connection. It is backwards compatible with the ...

The Apple TV set-top box has some catching up to do. Parks Associates’ recently released Tech Ecosystem Dashboard reveals Roku is the most popular brand of streaming media players (SMPs), followed by ...

Google will reportedly replace the Chromecast from 2020 with a new set-top box device for its next release called the "Google TV Streamer." Earlier leaks and rumors claim that Google is already ...

Jiangsu Yin He Electronics, one of China's leading digital television set-top box manufacturers, has selected Freescale's MC44S803 silicon tuner for a digital television set-top box model. Digital set ...

OK, so right now I'm using Comcast, but there is fiber that has been deployed in my neighborhood that should be faster and cheaper. I'm paying WAY too much a month. The only issue is that the fiber ...

Microsoft has announced that it is shutting down its MSN TV set-top box operation. The boxes were an early start into internet-connected televisions, allowing subscribers to surf the web, send emails ...

Two of the set-top makers -- Cisco Systems and Motorola -- said AT&T will deploy their devices. Philips and Tatung Co. also said their set-top boxes will operate the Microsoft IPTV Edition. Last month ...