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 ...

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) ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

PITTSFIELD —First it was South County, then it was Northern Berkshire, and soon it will be Pittsfield's turn. On Tuesday, Charter Spectrum will establish an all-digital signal in Pittsfield, something ...