Even before the great COFDM vs. 8-VSB modulation system debate momentarily clouded the television transition, integrated circuit developers and consumer electronics companies were hard at work on more ...

Q: Many television programs indicate they are “closed captioned” for the hearing impaired. What must one do to receive this service? A: You need a closed caption decoder, which looks like a cable box ...

Geneva, Switzerland — STMicroelectronics has released a low-cost set-top-box (STB) decoder chip aimed at standard-definition (SD) terrestrial, cable, satellite and Internet Protocol (IP) TV ...

While many of us have banished land line telephones from our houses, there are still quite a few people who utilize POTS lines today. These analog phone systems use Dual Tone Multi Frequency (DTMF) ...

Today's highly integrated, single-chip interactive digital TV set-top box (STB) systems support a wide variety of applications, ranging from entry-level broadcast-only digital TV reception through a ...

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif --Conexant Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNXT), a worldwide leader in semiconductor solutions for broadband communications and the digital home, today announced that its CX2417X family of ...

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — New decoder boxes needed by many subscribers to continue watching the American Forces Network as it transitions to high-definition TV hadn’t reached shelves at some overseas ...

I was wondering if any one knew of a device a "decoder box" besides the HT receivers that did digital decoding. I have 4 really good 2CH amps and a DVD player with optical out and I want to go from ...

Buying last year`s model, whether in automobiles or video recorders, has always been a great way to save money. The trade-off is the buyer`s willingness to be satisfied with the latest refinement in ...