set-top

[set-top]

adjective

1. denoting a device designed to sit atop a television and serve as a link to interactive communications systems.

   set-top boxes that allow viewers to order movies on demand.

Word History and Origins

Origin of set-top¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

In other words, the era of the TiVo set-top box is over.

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It tried to interest cable operators in adding DVR technology to their set-top boxes, but in 2003, I wrote that TiVo had experienced “notably little success” with this approach.

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Michael Ramsay, TiVo’s co-founder, blamed the price, arguing that DVRs wouldn’t reach mass-market penetration until they were priced as about a $100 “add-on” to cable set-top boxes.

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This month, many of the 80 million owners of Roku devices, including streaming sticks, set-top boxes and internet-connected TVs running the company’s streaming software, turned on their Rokus to see a block of text.

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Charges such as a broadcast TV fee, regional sports fees and set-top box rentals add $37 to a consumer’s monthly bill, or as much as one-third of the total, the advocacy groups Consumer Reports and Public Knowledge told the FCC.

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