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Efficient STBs Save Americans Almost $170 Million

by Super User

Around $168 million in energy bills has been saved by American consumers using energy-efficient set-top boxes, according to a new report (the Voluntary Agreement for Ongoing Improvement to the Energy Efficiency of Set-Top Boxes …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Power Consumption| STBs| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

KT Makes Ambitious Claims

by Super User

An UltraHD IPTV service will be launched by Korean mobile carrier KT this month. ‘Olleh Giga UHD TV’ will be available through a set-top box, which will feature voice command and the ability to …

Tags:4k| Korea| Large Display Monitor| STBs| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

Serbia Sets ASO Date

by Super User

Serbia has set a date for the start of analogue switchoff. It will begin on the 1st March 2015 and be finished by the 1st May. Free set-top boxes will be distributed to some …

Tags:DTV| Europe| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Bouygues Enters UltraHD Space With Miami

by Super User

An Android-based hybrid set-top box known as ‘Miami’, supporting UltraHD content, will be launched by Bouygues Telecom in France by the end of the year. It is compatible with IPTV and DVB signals. Display …

Tags:Android| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 21 - Issue 38| Volume 21

Sling Media and ViXS Downconvert for Multiple Streams

by Super User

Sling Media and ViXS Systems have worked together on a new network transcoder, which uses Sling technology and a ViXS XCode 5190 chipset. The device can perform 2560 x 1440 to 1280 x 720 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| STBs| Transcoders| ViXS| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21

European Countries Value Set-Top Boxes Differently

by Super User

Set-top box take-up changes significantly by country in Europe, says Parks Associates. In the UK, 55% of broadband households use such a device, compared to 36% in Spain and 20% in Germany. The same …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21