Set top boxes and internet TV

July 29th, 2008 by admin

When you think of online TV you used to think of small video windows and blocky, jerky, video, but with broadband speeds increasing all the time it is now possible to get a picture quality that is comparable to broadcast TV. Some internet TV stations are broadcasting at speeds of 2mb or above, and there is growing interest from streaming providers in High Definition video over the Internet. This has led to an uptake of internet TV set top boxes where the set top boxes are preprogrammed with a list of channels and you can also add your own channels that you find on the web. The set top box plugs into your TV and your broadband connection and allows you to watch internet TV without a PC.

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