If you subscribe to pay TV, the odds are 99–1 you have what the TV industry calls a “set-top box.” Even greater are the odds that, if you have one, you despise the thing. Each month, you ...

When the nation's top TV regulator officially unveils his long-awaited proposal next week to disrupt cable set-top boxes, it'll contain a set of privacy provisions aimed at making sure new cable ...

A failed policy. In 1996, Congress ordered the FCC to establish rules to promote the development of third-party cable set-top boxes. The FCC followed instructions, issuing a series of regulations ...

That will not change with the switch to the cloud. Charter’s Spectrum cable company introduces XUMO, a new box that replaces your current set-top cable box and gives you access to streaming sites.

With the money you spend renting your cable box every year, you could buy a whole separate TV. On average, Americans pay $231 a year to use their TV providers' set-top boxes, according to new ...

If you’re using the set-top box/cable receiver box, you’re paying $12.99 per month for single DVR service or $19.99 to $39.99 per month for multiple DVR service. Yearly cost: Cable box DVR ...

If you have a 720p TV, it's possible that setting your cable/satellite box to 720p might be a better option. The deciding factor is how well your box deinterlaces and downconverts 1080i content.

Spectrum is replacing its cable set-top boxes with the Xumo Stream Box, a coaster-sized device that streams the company's cable programming and gives customers access to more than 250 subscription ...