This is the second post in a series that show you the basics of how to cut the cable TV cord.There are second world that most households with broadband access enjoy - the home world of TV. The illustration on the right shows an illustrative Cable TV, Satellite TV, or TV via phone set-up.
In our example, a cable signal comes through a coax cable into your home which is connected to a cable box - in the illustration a digital cable box - which turns the cable signal into channels which you watch on your TV.
Many households connect a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) to their cable boxes to record and store their favorite programming for viewing at any time - called time phasing.
For some households, gaming devices like Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony Playstation, or Nintendo Wii are connected directly to TV's. Almost all of today's gaming devices have internet connectivity which will be useful for when we talk about viewing broadband video.
Finally, we can't forget about the humble TV. Manufactuers are building in devices that connect TVs directly to broadband video requiring no other devices.
In my next "How to" post, I'll describe how to link the world of the internet to the world of TV.
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