A box-shaped device that converts a digital television signal to analogue for viewing on a conventional set, or that enables cable or satellite television to be viewed.
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Digital TV can be received through a digital set-top box or digital television.
In other words, there are not enough digital set-top boxes to go around just yet.
That model will likely change when enough Americans have digital set-top boxes in their homes.
Fueling such developments is a dramatic rise in the number of digital set-top boxes reaching the marketplace.
Some of those who fall into this category have a digital set-top box but not a widescreen television.
Definition of set-top box in US English:
set-top box
nounˌsetˌtäp ˈbäksˌsɛtˌtɑp ˈbɑks
A box-shaped device that converts a digital television signal to analogue for viewing on a conventional set, or that enables cable or satellite television to be viewed.
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Example sentencesExamples
That model will likely change when enough Americans have digital set-top boxes in their homes.
In other words, there are not enough digital set-top boxes to go around just yet.
Some of those who fall into this category have a digital set-top box but not a widescreen television.
Digital TV can be received through a digital set-top box or digital television.
Fueling such developments is a dramatic rise in the number of digital set-top boxes reaching the marketplace.