Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The term set-top box describes a device that connects to your television and some external source of signal, and turns the signal into content on your screen. The signal source might be a satellite dish, a cable (see cable television), a phone line, a DSL connection or maybe even an ordinary UHF/VHF antenna. Content, in this context, could mean any or all of video, audio, internet pages, interactive games, or other possibilities. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.