Okay, I'm right on the verge of buying some pieces to turn an old computer into a Myth box. But, I'm concerned about the whole digital cable thing - and the issue has me considering dropping the whole ...

STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM), the world’s largest supplier of silicon chips for set-top boxes (STBs)*, has announced a new generation single-chip solution for digital cable-TV STBs. The newest member ...

I want to temporarily use one of my digital cable boxes from my old address at my new one until me and my soon-to-be ex-wife get the house sold.<BR><BR>I just want to avoid paying for digital service ...

John P. Falcone is the senior director of commerce content at CNET, where he coordinates coverage of the site's buying recommendations alongside the CNET Advice team (where he previously headed the ...

The cable version of the analog-to-digital jump will impact anyone who takes a coaxial cable line from the wall and plugs it directly into a TV set. There will be no government coupons to help pay for ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comcast Corp plans to start selling movies for download and streaming through the cable operator's set-top boxes and its Xfinity TV website, according to people with knowledge ...

At the National Cable TV Association (NCTA) conference in New Orleans next week, NxtWave Communications Inc. plans to demonstrate chips that were announced earlier this month. The company said its ...

Big Cable has sunk more than $70 billion into digital upgrades for U.S. cable systems, but consumers have yet to be persuaded that the cost of the service is worthwhile. Each month nearly 5 percent of ...

In a room at Time Warner Cable's Charlotte offices, hundreds of servers buzz and whir. Fans blow constantly, adding to the noise, to keep the servers cool. But they aren't feeding programs to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Motorola Inc. is recalling about 1 million digital cable boxes installed earlier this year because pins connecting the boxes and their power cords can break, causing electric shocks.

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) at the weekend said it was expecting about 22 million set-to-boxes (STB) for initial rollout of Digital Switch Over (DSO) in the country. It said it expected ...