SetTopBox: Difference between revisions

From LinuxTVWiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
m (merge STB, style)
m (fixed link)
 
(4 intermediate revisions by one other user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
A '''SetTopBox''' or '''STB'' is an add-on box to your TV that which makes it possible to receive [[Digital Television]]. Usually this SetTopBox (STB) implements many nice features like an Electronic Program Guide ([[EPG]]), [[Recording]] and/or [[Streaming]] facilities, [[Time Shifting]] etc.
A '''SetTopBox''' (short '''STB''') is an add-on box to your TV that which makes it possible to receive [[Digital Television]]. Usually this SetTopBox implements many nice features like an [[Electronic Program Guide]] (EPG), [[Recording]] and/or [[Streaming]] facilities, [[Time Shifting]] etc.


For PCs several free software projects implement a full-featured STB, some examples are [[VDR]], [[MythTV]], [[KaxTV]].
For PCs several free software projects implement a "[[Full-featured Card|full-featured]]" STB, some examples are [[VDR]], [[MythTV]], [[KaxTV]].


For embdedded devices like the [[dbox2]] or the [[Dreambox]] projects like [[Enigma]] and [[Neutrino]] provide a free software.
For embdedded devices like the [[dbox2]] or the [[Dreambox]] projects like [[Enigma]] and [[Neutrino]] provide a free software.

[[Category:Technology]]

Latest revision as of 17:57, 27 November 2007

A SetTopBox (short STB) is an add-on box to your TV that which makes it possible to receive Digital Television. Usually this SetTopBox implements many nice features like an Electronic Program Guide (EPG), Recording and/or Streaming facilities, Time Shifting etc.

For PCs several free software projects implement a "full-featured" STB, some examples are VDR, MythTV, KaxTV.

For embdedded devices like the dbox2 or the Dreambox projects like Enigma and Neutrino provide a free software.