The Battle of Life Between Cable Set Top Boxes and Network Set Top Boxes

Cable TV can be said to have been with us for many years and there are many happy memories of us. Although the installation fee was expensive at the time, and the monthly subscription fee was more than 10 yuan, we have always insisted on paying because we have no choice. Later, from analog to digital, we also exchanged fees and the subscription fee rose synchronously. We also paid. Because we still don't know that there is a kind of network set-top box that can also watch TV. There are kinds of iptv that can also be viewed live. It is also digital and it is also very clear.


Yes, now the cable set-top box is a digital set-top box. Although it is better than the previous analog signal, it is not satisfactory. Some people have summarized the ten crimes of digital television.
1 The most uncomfortable: the slow pace of change, there is a few seconds of "stagnation period";

2 The most disturbing people: the volume of each station is not uniform;

3 The most depressing: frequent "mosaic";

4 The most hateful: Deadlock has become commonplace;

5 The most exasperating: Nearly double the price, the program is similar to the past;

6 Most Disappointed: HD shows are in the water;

7 the most annoying: remote control around the bow;

8 The most backwards: the TV became the monitor for the whole family;

9 The most unreasonable: the set-top boxes of household appliances also monopolize monopoly;

10 The most hegemony: Coercion does not give consumers the right to choose.

In other words, we paid the money and did not receive high-quality returns. Will you buy it?

There are two kinds of network set-top boxes nowadays, one is the operator's IPTV set-top box, and the other is the network set-top box purchased by himself. So where are the differences?

Operators' IPTV set-top boxes can be understood as digital TVs operated by Telecom, China Unicom, and mobile. To achieve program ratings through broadband, there are live broadcasts, movies, and television dramas. The only drawback is that it is basically not free to install third-party applications, so the scope of use is very limited.

The third-party network set-top box is an ordinary network set-top box purchased by us on the Internet. It is generally built with a licensed broadcast control platform and is also legally compliant. The most attractive is that you can install third-party applications like mobile phones, and the functionality is expanded to the maximum. And in addition to the expenses incurred by the network and the box itself, there is no need to pay extra. This is obviously the most economical solution. However, compared with IPTV, the live broadcast effect is almost.

From the above comparison, it is not difficult to see that the cable set-top box seems to have reached the end of the road. Everyone can imagine the change.

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