Editing Set-top box (section)

== Costs ==
According to the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', the cost to a cable provider in the United States for a set-top box is between $150 for a basic box to $250 for a more sophisticated box. In 2016, the average [[pay television|pay-TV]] subscriber paid $231 per year to lease their set-top box from a cable service provider.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lazarus |first=David |date=2018-10-30 |title=How much does a cable box really cost? The industry would prefer you don't ask |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/lazarus/la-fi-lazarus-spectrum-cable-rate-hike-20181030-story.html |access-date=2023-08-13 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>