cable box

American  

noun

1. an electronic device that allows cable television channels to be viewed by a subscriber.

2. an electronic device that converts a digital television signal to analog or unscrambles a television signal.

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Example Sentences

Then a receiver at someone’s home, like an antenna, would pick up that signal and a cable box would decode it: a method known as multicast.

From The Wall Street Journal

But technology kept marching on: In 2020, the EIA reported, only about one-third of all households still had a cable box with a DVR, 5% more had a stand-alone DVR — and 56% had a streaming device such as a Roku or Google Chromecast.

From Los Angeles Times

Energy Information Administration, 46% of U.S. homes had a cable box with a DVR, an additional 7% had a stand-alone DVR such as a TiVo, and only 29% had an internet streaming device.

From Los Angeles Times

But restoring it was a recognition of an undeniable fact: the future belongs to streaming, so why relegate a familiar and respected brand name to the waning cable box?

From Los Angeles Times

“I’ve never experienced sensitivity to light like that ... all the curtains in my house had to be closed. I was wearing sunglasses inside — because even the clock on my microwave and my oven, and the cable box ... oh, my God, it caused excruciating pain,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times