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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

On March 11, Charter cable customers in the Sauk City, Prairie du Sac, Spring Green and Portage areas won’t be able to watch TV unless they have a digital cable box. Customers can obtain digital boxes ...

Ask any 50- or 60-year-old to describe what their home television system looked like during their younger years and you’ll most likely get descriptions of large box-style televisions with dials that ...