Digital video recorders (DVRs) have been used as an integral part of set-top boxes after their launch in CES, 1999. DVRs are primarily time shifting devices, used to record entertainment content like ...

For digital video recorder designers Friday August 18 may go down in history as a dark day. A U.S. Circuit Court judge in East Texas upheld an April jury decision that EchoStar, parent of the popular ...

One of the most interesting trends in cord cutting this year is the resurgence of over-the-air TV and new tools to make the most of it. The most obvious alternative to an over-the-air DVR box is a ...

4K is poised to be the next big thing in television. Set makers have been pushing the technology for a while now despite the fact that content has been scarce. That's finally changing, however, as ...

Tablo’s quad-tuner DVR maintains an edge over competitors with simple setup, reasonable prices, and some neat new features. Tablo’s over-the-air DVR software has gotten a lot better over the last year ...

Vampires are enjoying a renaissance in popular culture these days, but you may not realize there's an especially thirsty one hiding in your living room. It's the small box that hooks your TV to cable ...

While it had a streaming IP box for Comcast and and gateway for Time Warner to show off at the US cable show, in the UK Motorola's newest set-top box is this VIP1853. Its trick feature is an easy ...

The mother of a friend of ours recently had to get her Comcast cable box replaced. It led to an interesting conversation, he said. My mom has been having big problems with Comcast and, apparently, ...

Boxee is apparently getting ready to revamp its set-top box offering with the introduction of a new Boxee TV model that merges over-the-air live TV broadcasts, online content and DVR functionality in ...