I know exactly nothing about HDTV and its requirements.<BR><BR>I have a component cable, but the only device with component connections is the HD cable box (and the TV, of course- it's a Samsung ...

Cable box or satellite box, DVR or digital media receiver, it's important to set the output resolution so it looks best with your TV. But what looks best with your TV? The answer is probably easier to ...

Most top end set top boxes have a lot of features built in "in case" one of the cable companies decides it provides a marketing advantage. Unfortunately, they are all too afraid of the content ...

Cable boxes integrating high-definition digital video recorders and video-on-demand (VOD) capability highlighted new product announcements at the recent National Cable & Telecommunications Association ...

Satellite television provider DirecTV and LG Electronics today announced a deal under which the latter will supply the former’s customers with digital HDTV set-top boxes based on new video compression ...

For many customers, cable may be getting even more expensive. A new FCC ruling lets cable providers require customers to rent set-top boxes for their basic tiers (including local stations). With HD ...

Motorola Mobility has introduced a new adapter that converts a cable operator’s digital signal to HD without the need for an expensive, traditional set top box. The Motorola HD-DTA is a small, one-way ...

New digital set-top box from Motorola that combines an HDTV cable box with a digital video recorder and cable Internet modem. One thing, though. The DCT6208 “only” has an 80GB hard drive, which can’t ...

I decided to ditch my Comcast box and pick up a Series 3 TiVo. All I would need is a pair of CableCARDs from Comcast and I could ditch that awful cable box. Without the CableCARDs, the TiVo works fine ...