Pitting Satellite TV Against the Cable TV
The battle between the cable wires and the satellite TV service, satellite dish and satellite receiver of Satellite TV.
Satellite TV and Its Older Cousin—The Cable TV
Cable TV or Satellite TV? Satellite TV or Cable TV? When it comes to which TV programming is better, the battle between satellite TV and Cable TV is an ongoing controversy. So which is better? Cable with its initial cable box and thick fiber optic lines that extend through miles and miles, or satellite TV with its satellite TV service, satellite dish and satellite receiver? You decide.
Satellite TV is All about Channels
Satellite TV boasts of over 200 hundred channels plus pay channels as well. Cable, on the other hand, offers 5 times less than the number provided by satellite TV… a meager 40 channels. Cable TV delivers local channels, which would have given it the edge over satellite TV in the past, but now satellite TV has bridged the gap by delivering local channels as well. And because Cable TV’s programming options rely on a meager amount of affiliate networks, it is dependent on the programming decisions of these networks. When it comes to the abundance in TV programming, satellite TV wins this one hands down. If you’re a sports buff, satellite TV will get you the most coverage of sport events. Whether you’re into art and culture, news, music, comedy, history, movies, even foreign films, you’re bound to find the perfect show with satellite TV. But, in order for you to have the best satellite TV service, you need a satellite dish that’s constantly aimed to the satellite beyond to obtain the clearest signals to be transmitted to your satellite receiver. This would mean that an unobstructed view of the sky is needed for satellite TV to work at its best. Works great with people who live in the rural areas where vertical obstruction is at a minimum but what about the people who live in apartment buildings? Cable TV gets the upper hand in this aspect with its “Broadcast Basic” service which is very helpful for people who live in large apartment buildings where it is impossible for regular rabbit-ear antennas to pick up a clear reception.
Satellite TV vs. Cable TV—A Not-so-Close Fight
However, when it comes to image and sound quality, satellite TV once again takes the reins from Cable TV. From the satellites orbiting the earth in a geosynchronous pattern, to the satellite dish waiting like a sitting duck in your rooftop, straight to the satellite receiver where the compressed signals are amplified to their original state, satellite TV produces 100% digital audio and video. That means amazingly detailed pictures and dynamically realistic colors twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. And unlike cable TV which uses thick cords that stretch out for miles around, satellite TV service promises that subscribers receive the shows they subscribe to in the way they were meant to be because the process to get satellite TV working does not involve any loss of data at all. Price-wise, cable’s 40 channels at $30-$50 a month or satellite TV’s 200 plus channels for about $30-$80 a month? So which TV programming is the better choice? Need we really say more?
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