Digital TV set-top box - a technical tool necessary to watch the air in a modern format. How to choose the right model, connect it, and also make the right settings? The answers to these questions, as well as many other useful information about these devices can be found in the article brought to your attention.
Features of the new format
Digital television, which Russia plans to completely switch to by the end of this year, 2019, is broadcast on decimeter waves. This means that in order to "catch" channels in this format, no other antenna is needed if the house has one that is designed to receive broadcasts at these frequencies.
If you do not have such a device, then you should purchase it, since a digital set-top box for a TV set, even the best one, is not able to receive a TV signal without connecting to an antenna, and therefore, to show programs. Some tuner models are supplied with an antenna of the samemanufacturer.
This indoor TV receiver usually works great in combination with the receiver it comes with. For people who encounter this technique for the first time, it should be clarified that a tuner, receiver, receiver, digital TV set-top box, and some other names are used to refer to the same device. The format broadcast in Russia is called Dvb t2. It should be indicated in the instructions for the purchased device. Otherwise, the set-top box may not be suitable for viewing channels broadcast on the territory of the Russian Federation.
What else do you need a receiver for?
Many models of digital TV set-top boxes have an extensive set of functions that can brighten up their user's leisure time, as well as make his life much easier. What else can these small but very useful devices do?
Digital TV set-top boxes of most well-known models are capable of performing the function of a player. They can play both audio and video files. If you are a music lover and the quality of the music being played is of great importance to you, then you need to carefully study the instructions before buying a receiver in order to find out the list of formats that the device can read. For example, tracks in Wav format will not cut the ear due to the strong compression of the compositions. But do not forget that the main function of such devices is to ensure a stable, uninterrupted display of television programs. Therefore, the quality of thistasks worth paying attention to first of all.
Record
Besides normal viewing, many samples of this technique have the "Time Shift" function. This means that now the viewer has the opportunity, in case of an unexpected phone call or some other circumstance, to boldly break away from the "blue screen" in order to watch their favorite program after. How it works? During a pause, the device turns on the recording of the broadcast. The viewer, who returned to the TV, continues to watch the broadcast saved as a video file on the external storage device. It should be remembered that the flash card used for this purpose must be quite capacious.
A medium-length TV show recorded in high-definition takes up approximately one and a half gigabytes of memory.
Work offline
For those who plan to frequently use the described function, it may be useful to use the set-top box to the TV independently from the TV when recording digital television. This is necessary when the desired transmission is on late at night. TV viewers who record the program during their absence from the screen can also save electricity by not turning on the TV.
Model selection
Reviews about digital set-top boxes for TV, left on various sites dedicated to the choice of equipment, as well as in online stores, allow us to identify the most popular tuner models.
Lumax products are in great demand. All receiver models of thismanufacturer provide a high-quality TV signal, and are also equipped with such important functions as time shift and recording. Tuners produced under the Remo brand also received a lot of positive feedback. Some models of digital TV set-top boxes from this manufacturer are sold with an antenna.
Connection
How to connect a tuner to a TV is one of the most important questions regarding this topic.
Connecting a digital set-top box to the TV is carried out as follows.
- Insert batteries into the remote control.
- Connect the antenna to the set-top box.
- Connect the receiver to the TV using a cable with HDMI, RCA or other plugs.
- If necessary, connect a stereo system to the set-top box via a two-piece RCA connector (other options are possible).
- Set up the reception of channels in automatic mode or by registering the frequencies on which the broadcast is conducted.
After completing the above steps, you can comfortably sit in front of the screen and start watching.
