cable box

noun

: a box that receives television signals from a cable television system and sends them to the television

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The device gets rid of the cable box and gives consumers a way to access both their cable TV and streaming apps in one place. —

Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2024 That means anyone with access to a server, a wire, a cable box, a Wi-Fi router, or a phone. —

David Meyer, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024 In 2021, Sky unveiled Sky Glass, an almost entirely wireless television that can be installed swiftly and only requires an internet connection to operate — dispensing with the need for a satellite dish or cable box. —

Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Jan. 2024 Charter has teamed up with Comcast to launch a Xumo service that will offer cable networks and streaming apps via a single, smaller device ,rather than a cable box. —

Brian Steinberg Variety Entertainment News Service, al, 3 Sep. 2023 There’s also no extra installation fee or cable box to pay for, making for a lower monthly bill. —

Kalea Martin, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2023 Putting the logo on top, basically by itself, is almost the streaming equivalent of being channel 1 or 2 on your cable box. —

Josef Adalian, Vulture, 26 May 2023 Available only to account holders above Eighty-sixth Street in Manhattan with working Time Warner coaxial-cable box. —

Bill Scheft, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2023