The difference between all types TV BOX
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- Max Lee
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- May 7,2018
Summary
Set-top box has gradually become the leader of home entertainment. With the diversification of business development, set-top box function is more and more complex, more and more integration, and replacement speed of new product will be accelerated. Smart set-top boxes will become intelligent devices between TV, network and various applications, providing comprehensive information services for family. Below are the comparison between all types TV BOX:
Category | Set-top box | Function | Operators |
Digital Set-top Box | Cable digital set-top box | Receive cable television network | Broadcasting |
transmission over the digital TV | |||
program signal, convert it into | |||
an analog signal, making the | |||
client’s analog TV can watch | |||
digital TV | |||
Terrestrial digital set-top box | Receive the TV signal transmission | ||
tower to transmit the digital television | |||
program signal, convert it into an analog | |||
signal, so that the client’s analog TV can | |||
watch digital TV | |||
Satellite digital set -top box | Receive live satellite transmission | ||
of digital TV program signal,it will | |||
be converted into analog signals, | |||
making the client’s analog TV can | |||
watch digital TV | |||
Network set – top box | OTT Set-top box | Connected to the TV and the Internet, | Internet operators; |
allowingusers to use television to receive | telecom, Broadcasting | ||
Internet video content and interaction, | operators have begun | ||
generally with Internet search, shopping, | to try IPTV + OTT and | ||
games and other derivative functions. | DVB + OTT | ||
At present, most OTT set-top boxes | |||
equipped with Android system. | |||
IPTV Set-top box | Can be connected to the TV and | telecom operators | |
broadband network, provide similar | |||
services like OTT set top box , the | |||
difference is: | |||
1,The content that IPTV set-top box provides | |||
isn’t richer than OTT set-top box, but it can | |||
provide live content; | |||
2,provide IPTV and OTT content | |||
required license; | |||
3,The IPTV program is transmitted | |||
by the operator controlled private | |||
network, and the OTT program is | |||
transmitted over the Internet. |