Of all the issues with cable TV, the mandatory set-top box might be the biggest annoyance. These boxes tend to be eyesores, and flipping through hundreds of channels—or memorizing channel ...

Syracuse, N.Y. -- Spectrum is phasing out the ubiquitous cable box and replacing it with a coaster-sized device it hopes will help it compete better against streaming TV services. The company recently ...

The cable box appears to be going the way of the VCR. Spectrum, late last year, announced plans to phase out traditional cable boxes in favor of a streaming device. And while Comcast isn’t quite ready ...

Last Friday, the Federal Communications Commission finally gave up on trying to mandate more alternatives to clunky and expensive cable boxes. In a unanimous decision, the agency eliminated rules ...

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Facing pressure from regulators, the cable-TV industry plans to make good on a promise to standardize its technology so that TVs and other gadgets don’t need cable boxes to get video-on-demand ...

There’s no doubt about it: Taking the time to tidy up your cables is something every system builder and upgrader should do. Aside from the small additional effort it takes, there are no downsides ...

As of April 1st, cable companies are required to provide a Firewire-enabled cable box to anyone that asks, as per an FCC interpretation of Section 304 of the ...