How Do I Choose the Best Wireless TV Router?

A network TV set-top box is a cat-like device with a broadband appearance. It can connect the network to the TV. As long as a network cable is installed in the home and is in use, just plug a network cable from the router into the network set-top box. You can do online on-demand, online live broadcast, online search for various domestic satellite TV stations, encryption stations, overseas movie stations, great viewing value, easy to use and cheap, very suitable for satellite TV interference areas, rural areas.

Network set-top box (NetworkTVSet-TopBox) for short STB technology is a vital technical device in information appliances. The function of the set-top box has jumped from a multi-frequency tuner and decoder to a controlling terminal for a large number of online databases of movies, multimedia events, news and so on. That is, a database terminal that is connected to a TV to watch live TV or movies through a network, or watch live TV and movie programs through other media platforms.

The Internet TV set-top box, which has always been regarded as an "underground industry", has been corrected by a document of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. In early December 2011, the General Administration of Radio, Film and Television issued the document "Operation and Management Requirements for Institutions Holding Internet Television Licenses" (Guangbanfa Netword [2011] No. 181). The management scope of the Internet TV all-in-one machine will end the gray age of blind development of Internet TV set-top boxes and no policy to find, thereby establishing a new market structure of Internet TV set-top boxes.

According to "Operation and Management Requirements for Institutions Holding Internet TV Licenses" ^[1]

1: There is no charge for network set-top boxes (families can watch live TV smoothly as long as they have a network of 2M or more) 2: can watch at least 500+ live TV, online high-definition movies, etc.

3: The network set-top box is through the latest P4P technology, if the bandwidth is above 2M, it will not be card 4: TV programs are live, as long as the TV station broadcasts, you can watch. There is no problem with the speed of updates!

5: The network set-top box is equipped with smart functions. Older big TVs and TVs without smart functions can also watch smart TVs and HDTVs.

6: The latest network set-top box comes with Internet, QQ, shopping, games and other functions. You can also use the TV to directly access the Internet 7: LAN to screen interactive function, as long as you are in the same LAN, you can interactively transfer pictures, multimedia and so on.

8: Wireless hotspot function. Connect a wired network cable. After set up, the set-top box can also transmit a wireless hotspot as a wireless router.

The first step is to connect the AV cable. Simply connect one end of the AV cable (red, white, yellow) to the "right channel", "left channel", and "video" (red, white, yellow) on the set-top box. ) Port, the other end can be connected to the corresponding port on the TV.

The second step is to connect the color difference component cable to the LCD TV used in many homes. Most LCD TVs are equipped with component terminal interfaces. You can also watch high-definition television through the connection of color component cables. At this time, you need to use the color difference component cable that comes with the machine, that is, the set of plugs with green (Y), blue (Pb), and red (Pr) plugs. By connecting the three output terminals Y, PB and PR on the set-top box to the corresponding three terminals on the TV, a better image effect can be obtained.

The third step is to connect through the HDMI interface. If your home TV is equipped with an HDMI interface, you can connect the HDMI interface on the set-top box with the HDMI interface on the TV, which can output digital audio and video signals to the TV. The audiovisual effect is better. Because the signal transmitted by this interface contains both video and audio signals, the trouble of audio cables can be eliminated. This connection method is more convenient.

The fourth step is to connect the S-terminal cable. If your TV is equipped with an S-terminal cable, you can also use this method. There is an S-VIDEO input port on the set-top box. Just remove the yellow plug from the AV cable. And connect one end of the S terminal cable to the "S terminal" output port on the set-top box and the other end to the "S terminal" input port on the TV.

Step 5 1. Connect the cable through the VGA interface. If the TV is equipped with a VGA interface, you can connect the VGA interface on the set-top box to the VGA interface on the TV, and it will present a clearer image. 2. Insert a smart card. Each high-definition set-top box is equipped with a smart card. Push in the small door under the set-top box. The smart card is marked with an arrow in the insertion direction. The metal contact piece can be inserted into the card slot downwards. 3. Turn on the power and switch to AV. Here you can say that most of the preparations have been completed. You only need to power on the TV and set-top box and switch the TV to the corresponding AV state to watch TV programs normally. If you are using a color component cable connection, you may need to switch the TV to component signal. The menu and the setting part are installed. After opening the set-top box, what appears is not a TV program, but an option menu. You can choose according to your needs. In normal viewing mode, you can also enter this menu by directly pressing the "Home" key on the remote control. Not only can you watch TV broadcasts, you can also launch other applications, such as: government affairs information, people's life, public services, operation guides, Gehua on-demand, review recording, interactive entertainment, and user settings.

How is the network TV set-top box connected to the TV and broadband network?

AV audio and video interface: You can watch ordinary standard-definition TV programs through this interface and the corresponding interface on the TV, but you cannot watch high-definition TV programs. Some old TVs do not have an HDMI interface. You can only use this interface to connect the TV, so you can only watch ordinary SD programs.

HDMI: This interface can be connected to the corresponding interface on the TV to watch all TV programs such as high-definition. It is the best recommended network STB connection method. New TVs currently on the market are basically equipped with this interface, but it does not rule out the use of unknown-brand TVs to cut corners. Netizens must pay attention when buying. RJ45 network interface: This interface is connected to a broadband network. Generally, home broadband networks are equipped with routers for sharing, so you only need to connect this interface to the router with a network cable. However, sometimes it is necessary to do some network configuration for the network set-top box, but they are relatively simple, different network set-top boxes are not the same, so see the instructions of the set-top box for the specific operation.

WIFI antenna: If the network TV set-top box has this antenna, it means it supports wireless connection. If the router at home is also a wireless router, then there is no need to use the RJ45 network interface. After all, the RJ45 interface is connected by wire, which is inconvenient and unattractive. You can set up a WIFI connection directly in the network set-top box.

Network set-top boxes can be divided into three categories, one is shopping-oriented network set-top boxes, one is young people as the target group of network set-top boxes, and one is the orange bean box network set-top boxes designed only for parents. ^[4]