With the development of the Internet and high technology, television is one of the main entertainment methods of the family. The small lemon green, of course, is not a television category or style, but with the use of television boxes. From cable set-top boxes to network set-top boxes and smart boxes to smart TVs that are now being touted but controversial, where is the difference between them? As a consumer how to buy it?
Let's talk about the more traditional limited TV set-top box:
What is a cable set-top box?
The so-called cable set-top box refers to the set-top box that transmits cable TV signals. Users connect the cable TV via the set-top box. The main content is live broadcast content. At present, there is also a bit of broadcast content, but the majority need payment.
What is a smart TV box?
The smart box can be said to be an iterative version of a limited TV set top box. It is better configured, richer in content, and can be used wirelessly, connected via WIFI.
The smart box has built-in rich content such as video on demand, games, shopping, music, and live streaming. Different vendors have different applications. More importantly, it is like a large mobile storage device. It can not only directly open content on demand like a USB flash drive, but also It can enrich content and application functions by installing various TV applications.
However, smart boxes need to have a network. There is no difference between a network box and an ordinary box. Although it is a TV box, the difference between a cable set-top box and a smart box is still very large:
What is Smart TV?
This is explained in Baidu: Smart TV is a fully open platform equipped with an operating system. Users can enjoy installing and uninstalling various types of application software while enjoying normal TV content, and continue to expand and upgrade functions. New television products. Smart TVs can continue to provide users with a rich and personalized experience that uses cable digital TV receivers (set-top boxes).
Simply put, the smart TV is a combination of a smart box and a TV. To facilitate the user to have one less box and one less place, the two functions are combined together.
There is not much difference between content and function applications and smart boxes. The biggest difference is the price difference. Ordinary smart TVs require around 3,000 yuan, while a higher-level smart box averages around 300 yuan.
What is a cable set-top box?
The so-called cable set-top box refers to the set-top box that transmits cable TV signals. Users connect the cable TV via the set-top box. The main content is live broadcast content. At present, there is also a bit of broadcast content, but the majority need payment.
What is a smart TV box?
The smart box can be said to be an iterative version of a limited TV set top box. It is better configured, richer in content, and can be used wirelessly, connected via WIFI.
The smart box has built-in rich content such as video on demand, games, shopping, music, and live streaming. Different vendors have different applications. More importantly, it is like a large mobile storage device. It can not only directly open content on demand like a USB flash drive, but also It can enrich content and application functions by installing various TV applications.
1. The content of the smart box is wide, and the content of the cable set-top box is relatively fixed and poor in ductility.
2. The smart TV box can not only watch live TV, but also broadcast various contents on demand. It can even add program sources and watch overseas channels.
3. The cable set-top box broadcasts content by receiving cable TV signals. The smart TV box transmits data by connecting network signals and enables wireless connection.
4. Cable TV set-top boxes need to pay for machine fees, but also pay content service fees every year; smart TV boxes can only pay box fees, there are many free content, of course, there are members to pay for, but the free content is very rich, and now Almost every household has a network, this part of the network costs to be included in the cost of smart TV box is not too reasonable.
The cable TV set-top box has a stable source of programming, but the resolution (usually 480P) has not kept pace with the market demand, and the resolution is not high, but the playback is hardly stalled. The smart TV box supports 4K transmission, and Blu-ray and 1080P are completely free of charge, but the network factor is prone to stabling, which can be downloaded in advance and then played, or a high-quality broadband network can be selected.
Cable TV set-top box watching high-definition (720P, now estimated to have full HD 1080P, right?!) programs need to be customized, and need to charge again for high-definition content service fees; smart TV box can not only watch high-definition programs (720P), but also see full HD ( 1080P), Ultra HD (2160P), and even Blu-ray, is unmatched by the cable set-top box in terms of visual experience. And most do not need to pay, but with the SARFT's control, smart TV box charging content is also more and more, especially the regular brand smart box. But in terms of free content, the advantages of smart TV boxes are still full!
Cable TV set-top box advantage in live broadcast. Currently many smart TV boxes on the market rely on the installation of third-party applications to implement live broadcast content. There are not many smart boxes that can realize live broadcast. Only the IPTV of telecommunications and Tianwei Servi Smart Boxes are the only impressions of lemon green. Now. Relatively speaking, the cable TV set-top box in the live broadcast, the advantage is still very obvious, playing is also relatively stable.
What is Smart TV?
This is explained in Baidu: Smart TV is a fully open platform equipped with an operating system. Users can enjoy installing and uninstalling various types of application software while enjoying normal TV content, and continue to expand and upgrade functions. New television products. Smart TVs can continue to provide users with a rich and personalized experience that uses cable digital TV receivers (set-top boxes).
Simply put, the smart TV is a combination of a smart box and a TV. To facilitate the user to have one less box and one less place, the two functions are combined together.
There is not much difference between content and function applications and smart boxes. The biggest difference is the price difference. Ordinary smart TVs require around 3,000 yuan, while a higher-level smart box averages around 300 yuan.