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The Xfinity X1 cable box is a daily staple for Comcast customers, but there are other options. Here are four simple TV ...

You're paying too much for your cable boxes. If you're like the average American household, you've likely got two boxes, which you rent from your television provider for close to $200 a year. That's a ...

When he introduced the latest version of Apple TV, CEO Tim Cook said “The future of TV is apps.” I think the cable box of tomorrow should be an app, too. If you want the breadth of programming, ease ...

Comcast is letting you ditch your cable box for a Roku.You can finally dump your cable box thanks to a surprising source: your cable company. The assist comes from Comcast (CMCSA), which on Tuesday ...

[Peter]’s folks’ cable company is terrible – such a surprise for a cable TV provider – and the digital part of their cable subscription will only work with the company’s cable boxes. The cable company ...

The Federal Communications Commission voted on Thursday to unlock the cable-box market. The details will be worked out in the coming months, but basically this means that you'll no longer have to rent ...

An innocent little cable box can suck up more electricity than your actual TV. The most galling part though? Up to two-thirds of its power-hogging actually happens in “idle” mode, when you’re not even ...

Q. My cable company finally scrambled all the channels so they can only be received with a cable box. Can I at least purchase these boxes anywhere? A. This e-mail conveniently arrived on the day ...

It's hard to get excited about a cable box. It's basically a boring oblong you put on a shelf near your TV and never think of again unless your cable service goes out. But it's at the center of a ...

Cable TV customers are fond of complaining about their ever-rising monthly bills, which now average almost $100. Although the main factor has been the growing sums of cash the cable operators have to ...

One of the least glamorous realities of the American cable industry is a relic invented in 1948: the cable box. The box has become a fixture in the American household, not least because it is ...