Talk:Cable converter box

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I have listed several references as external links that are supporting source material for the subject. They have been flagged by Wikepedia. I need to know how to correctly cite the external links as references in the article. I am not exactley sure how this is done. Any Help?—Preceding unsigned comment added by Michael.W.Meissner (talk • contribs)

WP:CITE should get you started in the right direction. Jauerback (talk) 19:00, 17 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Much of the references to equipment and viewing is dated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.28.152.131 (talk) 00:17, 31 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I vote to merge the Article on Set-Top Box into the discussion of Cable Converter Box and not visa versa. A Set-Top Box is a Slang for a Converter Box. A VHS machine, some DVR's and DVD Players can also function as a Converter Box but I don't think anyone would call them a Set-Top Box, in fact lots of consumers stick them under the set or in an entertainment console or cabinet. A function of a set-top box can be to Convert and sometime Descramble a signal provide by a cable provider, the correct term for being Cable Converter/Descrambler. See http://twalbany.twalb.com/pdf/userguides/userguide_gi_cft2200_converter.pdf http://www.comcast.com/customers/faq/FaqDetails.ashx?ID=1648 and http://www.timewarnercable.com/Search/SearchResults.ashx?query=converter+box&levelid=0, just to name a few.

Any other commentsMichael William Meissner (talk) 23:33, 21 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A DVB-S receiver is most often implemented as a set-top box, but these are classed as "receivers" in their own right and not as mere "converters". --66.102.80.212 (talk) 21:03, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Shouldn't the cable box article (it's a stub) also be merged with this too?--Rusf10 (talk) 03:33, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"in fact lots of consumers stick them under the set" Just because a set top box isn't always placed on top of the television set doesn't make it cease to be a set top box. There is nothing requiring any delivered service device to be placed on top of the set. In fact, in the age of flat-screens, that would be a really bad idea. FWIW none of my cable boxes are located on top of the TVs they feed. - Keith D. Tyler ¶ 22:18, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A cable converter is a type of set-top box. But a set-top box is really a form factor more than a specific piece of electronics. For example, WebTV was a set-top box. A TiVo can be considered a set top box. As can a cable box. But these each do pretty much distinct things and lumping them together into one article due to their form factor would be a poor idea. Set top box should discuss the phenomenon of devices that add delivered services to a television and not try to cover the entire realm of such devices. I oppose the merge. - Keith D. Tyler ¶ 22:15, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]