Upgrading of Set Top Box

From 1990 to 2005, the first generation set-top box, also known as analog TV set-top box, dominated the family living room for 15 years. However, due to the unidirectional content and low definition, it also replaced as the second generation set-top box - Digital TV set-top box as CRT TV withdrew from the historical stage. Although the definition of digital TV set-top box has changed greatly, the unidirectional content of both the first and second generation set-top boxes still fails to meet the needs of users. However, the second-generation TV set-top box still has a very large market. It carries the main way of radio and television live broadcasting. It has been in service until today. With the popularization of Internet and triple play, the second-generation TV set-top box has added interactivity.

IPTV set top box

IPTV (Internet Protocol Television), namely network protocol television, is a technology that uses broadband network and integrates Internet, multimedia, communication and other technologies to provide home users with a variety of interactive video services, including digital TV. Its three major functions of live broadcasting, watching back and time shift turn the originally linear TV programs into a nonlinear program stream. Users can choose programs instead of watching programs, which is a great subversion to the viewing habits of traditional cable TV users. In 2004, China's IPTV was jointly launched by Heilongjiang Unicom (formerly Netcom) and Shanghai Wenguang blockbuster in Harbin, and then expanded to other provinces and cities in China. After the exploration stage from 2004 to 2008, the launch stage from 2009 to 2012 and the promotion stage from 2013 to 2017, IPTV has developed very rapidly in China.

Ott box

Network STB began to rise in 2005, also known as Ott box. Ott not only provides free video viewing without monthly rent, but also can realize on-demand service. At this time, the network STB can only realize the function of online on-demand. Until 2007, Jingchen solved the problem of decoding, the network STB added the local playback function, and then Android in 2011   The entry of TV platform has made a qualitative leap in the network set-top box industry. The Ott industry has changed from "pseudo two-way" to full two-way. The Android TV platform has fundamentally solved the problem of openness. The network set-top box has entered the era of intelligent network set-top box, and the box industry has entered a period of rapid prosperity and development. From 2011 to 2015, the intelligent network set-top box based on 32-bit software and hardware processing system gradually developed into dual core, quad core and 8-core, and the hardware performance tended to be improved. The Android version was from 1.6 to 4.2, and the software became more and more mature, supporting 4K display resolution. Since 2015, the intelligent network set-top box based on 64 bit software and hardware processing system has become popular, The mainstream box is equipped with 1GB or 2GB of running memory, bringing scalable intelligent applications with strong hardware and software.