Other Cable Box Services
Modern cable boxes are digital and not only addressable but can also perform two-way communication between the box and the provider. In addition, they include built-in programming guide and schedule information, in addition to weather, messaging, and on-demand services.
Some carriers have made available combination DVR/cable box devices, which include all the features of a modern digital cable converter box with the ability to record shows. These are intended to compete with stand-alone DVRs such as TiVo, although the cable provider can exert far more control over the operation of the combination units, leading to undesirable provider-mandated restrictions on recordability and replayability of programs.
Amateur television (ham TV) operators use the frequencies responding to Cable channels 57-60 hooked up to outdoor UHF antennas.
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)