Set-top box: Béda antarrépisi

Istilah '''set-top box''' (STB) nerangkeun hiji [[parabot informasi|parangkat]] nu ngahubung kana [[televisi]] jeung sababaraha sumber [[sinyal (téori informasi)|sinyal]] luar, tur ngarobah sinyal éta jadi ''[[content]]'' nu saterusna ditembongkeun dina [[layar]]. Sumber sinyalna bisa tina kabel [[ethernet]] (tempo [[triple play (télékomunikasi)|triple play]]), [[satellite dish]], [[kabel koaksial]] (tempo [[televisi kabel]]), jalur [[telepon]] (kaasup koneksi [[Digital Subscriber Line|DSL]]), [[Power line communication#Internet access .28broadband over powerlines.2C BPL.29|Broadband over Power Line]], atawa [[anténa (radio)|anténa]] [[Very high frequency|VHF]] jeung [[Ultra high frequency|UHF]] biasa. Content, dina [[kontéks]] ieu, bisa ngandung harti sababaraha atawa sakabéhna mangrupa [[video]], [[sora|audio]], [[Internet]] [[kaca loka]], [[game komputer|game]][[interaktif]], atawa kamungkinan-kamungkinan lianna. Set-top box teu perlu ngabogaanmibanda tuner sorangan. {{tarjamahkeun|Inggris}}A box connected to a television (or [[videocassette recorder|VCR]]) set's [[SCART]] connector is fed with the [[baseband]] television signal from the set's tuner, and can ask the television to display the returned processed signal instéad. This féature is used for decoding [[Pay TV]] in Europe, and in the past was used for decoding [[teletext]], before decoders became built-in. The outgoing signal can be of the same nature as the incoming signal, or [[RGB color model|RGB]] [[component video]], or even an "insert" over the original signal, thanks to the "fast switching" féature of SCART. In case of Pay TV, this solution avoids the hassles associated with having a second remote control.