What is the difference between smart TV, smart box and cable set-top box?

What is the difference between smart TVs, smart boxes (network set-top boxes), and limited TV set-top boxes? Which is more in line with family needs, which is more worth buying! ?

Smart TV

First of all, we must say that smart TV is the inevitable trend of the current market development, that is, the future market smart TV will be more popular, but at present, smart TV technology is not yet mature, not only expensive (usually about 1,000 yuan, a good probably Above 4,000) is also prone to problems, low cost, and now customers can be said to be white mice.

Smart TVs are not much different from smart boxes in terms of content. They need to look at the brands and service providers that they work with, and the rights to use them.



Smart box

Smart boxes are also often referred to as network set-top boxes. Because brands and vendors have a variety of application functions, the most basic functions are: on-demand and live broadcast. Although there are some disputes in live broadcast, general smart boxes can hold third-party applications. Stability is not high. At present, there is no need for third parties to watch the live broadcast box. It is probably Tianwei Xiaowei smart box and Telecom IPTV. However, there are many places for IPTV payment, especially HD channels, and the interface, remote control and UI design are really bad. To no mood!

In addition to the basic functions, smart boxes also have functions such as games, shopping, music, photo albums, and the like, and the content is more abundant. The smart box is equivalent to a large mobile storage device. In the case of an access cable, the content can be expanded by downloading, installing, and the like.

And so far, the smart box technology has been very mature, the price is not high, generally in the 199-399 yuan range, it should be said that the high cost.


Cable TV Set Top Box

The cable set-top box mentioned here refers to the set-top box that transmits cable TV signals. The main purpose of this set-top box is to allow the user's home TV to connect to the cable TV. According to the TV viewing content, it should belong to the live broadcast content.

The limited television set-top box is a relatively long-term technology. The content cannot keep up with smart boxes and smart TVs. The only advantage lies in the content of live broadcast. However, with the current development of the market, this obvious advantage is gradually weakened, and it is very likely that it will be Market elimination.


Although the abbreviation is a TV box, the difference between the traditional cable set-top box and the emerging smart box is still very large. The main differences are as follows:

1. The smart TV box can not only watch live TV, but also watch various on-demand programs. It also supports the addition of program sources to watch the massive overseas channels.

2. The cable set-top box receives the cable TV signal broadcast content, and the smart TV box receives the network signal transmission data.

3, cable TV set-top boxes need to pay the cost of the machine, but also need to pay a certain amount of content service fees every year, smart TV boxes as long as the payment of the box costs, but need to pay an additional network service fee;

4. The program source (480P) of the cable set-top box is clear and stable, but the resolution is not high; the resolution of the smart TV box is very high, and it can already support 4K high-definition television. The stability depends on the network used, but the quality is still under normal circumstances. Very good, almost no Caton;


5, cable TV set-top boxes to watch high-definition (720P) programs need to be customized, and need to charge another high-definition content service fee, smart box can not only watch high-definition programs (720P), but also see full HD (1080P), ultra high-definition (2160P) program Most do not need to pay, but with the control of the General Administration of Charge, smart box content charges more and more, especially the regular brand smart box; but the cost is not high, in general, the cost is high, there is still market potential .

6. Smart TV is actually a combination of a smart box and a TV, with one less box, so content and application are almost the same, but the current smart TV technology is not mature enough, not only expensive but also unstable.

However, smart TV is certainly the inevitable result of market development, but it is difficult to tell how long this process is. At present, individuals recommend HD 4K TV + smart box. This kind of combination is cost-effective, has a good experience, and is also affordable.

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