{"id":2985,"date":"2016-11-03T10:08:05","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T10:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learning.pjb.co.uk\/?page_id=2985"},"modified":"2016-11-03T10:08:05","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T10:08:05","slug":"purpose-set-top-box-digital-tv","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/learning.pjb.co.uk\/index.php\/purpose-set-top-box-digital-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"Purpose of a set-top box for Digital TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #003399;\">Appendix E<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #003399;\">Purpose of a set-top box for Digital TV<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>It serves a number of purposes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It converts the digital signal into a format that can be viewed on the TV.<\/li>\n<li>It usually provides the means by which only registered users can access the digital broadcasts &#8211; this is known as conditional access.<\/li>\n<li>It also contains the software to enable the utilisation of interactive services.<\/li>\n<li>The box may also have an internal modem that can be connected to a telephone line, both for the &#8220;return path&#8221; for interactive services and for sending user statistics back to the service operator.<\/li>\n<li>There is also currently limited memory in the box for holding updated versions of the electronic programme guide and other data that might be downloaded into the box. 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