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A term placed-top pack describes the device that connects to a television and some external source of signal, and turns a signal into content then displayed on the screen. the signal source will become a satellite dish, a cable (see cable television), a telephone line, a DSL connection, or even an average VHF or UHF antenna. Content, in that context, could mean any or even a lot of video, audio, Internet webpages, interactive games, or more possibilities.

The placed-top pack doesn't necessarily contain the tuner of its have. The pack attached to the television (or even VCR) set's SCART connector is fed with a baseband television signal from a placed's tuner, & may ask a television to display a returned filtered signal instead. This feature is utilized for decoding analogue Pay TV in Europe, and it utilized to be that was used for decoding teletext, before decoders became built-integral. A forthcoming signal may be of a equivalent nature and severity when the incoming signal, or even RGB component video, or even an "insert" above a original signal, thanks to the "fast switching" feature of SCART. Just in case of Pay TV, this guide avoids a hassles associated by using getting another remote.

In the United Kingdom, digital set-top Boxes (typically known as digiboxes, after Sky Digitals trademark for their unit.) are normally for digital terrestrial television through services such as Freeview, a service operated per Freeview Consortium, or across digital satellite by owning BSkyB and also by owning digital cable. It is utilized to access television also when audio & interactional services through the "Red Button" promoted by broadcasters like a BBC using BBCi or even Sky by using Sky Active.

Prior to cable-quick TV sets, the placed-top pack was wont to receive analog cable TV channels and convert them to one that can be seen within the regular TV (channel Three or even Four in North America, or even channel Six or Vii in the United Kingdom).

The digital set-top box is required for getting digital TV broadcasts, because the immense majority of TV sets don't eventually own such the tuner. In the outbreak of direct broadcast satellite (mini-dish) systems such as SES Astra, Dish Network, or DirecTV, the placed-top pack is an integrated receiver/decoder (IRD).

Around IPTV networks, the placed-top pack occurs as microscopic computer providing 2-way communications in an IP network, and decoding a video video streaming media.

Understand likewise: satellite dish, DVB, QPSK, symbol rate, polarization, audio.

The Box Tops
Official site of the group. FAQs, discography, photos, tour dates for the re-formed group.

Collins Crapo's Oldies Website: The Box Tops
A description, the running time, and lyrics of every song on the group's greatest hits album Best of the Box Tops: Soul Deep.

Epinions.com: The Best of the Box Tops: Soul Deep
Ordinary listeners review and rate the album.

Story of the Stars: The Box Tops
An interview of bass player Bill Cunningham.

Classic Bands: The Box Tops
Biography of the group.

Cosmik Debris: The Box Tops
DJ Johnson reviews the four discs available from Sundazed.

All Music Guide: The Box Tops
Lineup, a group biography, and discography.

Chilton, Box Tops back in Letter-perfect form
Concert preview builds on an interview with lead guitarist Gary Talley. [Winnipeg Sun]


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