set-top box
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Users record from the Toosheh satellite TV channel onto a USB stick plugged into their set-top box, which they can then decrypt using a special app installed on their phone or computer.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
In other words, the era of the TiVo set-top box is over.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025
I spent a huge chunk of yesterday testing it out on my phone, laptop, a borrowed Nvidia Shield TV set-top box, and even my own RTX 3080-equipped desktop PC for some direct comparisons.
From The Verge • Oct. 28, 2021
Sky already offers TV via broadband in Italy, and Germany, via its Sky Q set-top box.
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2021
Still, the Herrings say they developed a good relationship with AT&T, which began carrying WealthTV in 2006 through U-verse, an Internet set-top box service that can access live TV and video on demand.
From Reuters • Oct. 6, 2021
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