Pros and Cons of Satellite TV
From the satellite TV service to the satellite dish to the satellite receiver…what makes satellite TV so popular!
Everybody’s raving about satellite TV… the hundreds of channels, the sleek satellite dish sitting on the rooftop waiting to receive signals from the sky, the awesome satellite TV service one gets from satellite networks like Dish Network or DirecTV… it’s becoming so popular even the satellite receiver is taking the throne where a DVR would normally have been. Is satellite TV that amazing? Let’s take its pros and the cons and see for ourselves whether satellite TV is worth the high praise or not.
The Raves about the Great Satellite TV Service
Of course, when you’re going to ask people, what’s the best thing about having satellite TV? The answer you’ll most likely get is “loads and loads of channels!” The moment you subscribe for satellite TV service, you’ll get all the basic equipment you’ll need to get satellite TV up and running: the satellite dish, satellite receiver, remote control and of course, the huge number of channels. Satellite TV has over 200 hundreds and pay channels. If you do the math, that’s more than 5 times the number of channels you get from Cable. There’s always something for everyone, whether you’re a sports fan, an art and culture fanatic, the latest news buff, music, comedy history…you name it! Satellite TV gives you lots of options and hours and hours of viewing and listening pleasure. And the picture and sound quality is second to none. Satellite TV gives you pictures of amazing details and colors of dynamic realism. As long as you have an unobstructed view of the sky, satellite TV delivers 100% digital audio and video. If you do live in an area with frequent severe weather, you can get a larger dish to counterbalance the interference. Satellite TV also gives you your dollar to the max. You can get free installation for the equipments; you even get to keep these equipments if you no longer want the service, which we doubt of course.
Satellite TV—The Drawbacks
Sounds too good to be true? Well, maybe it does have a few downsides. For one, satellite TV works by focusing a satellite dish to a satellite in geo-synchronous orbit then transmitting the received signals to the satellite receiver. Because the distance of the satellite is 22,300 miles from the earth and microwaves do not travel around in corners, the dish needs to be aimed at a direct line of transmission to the satellite. That’s like within 1 to 2 degrees of otherwise, you lose the signal and get nothing but a freeze-frame on your TV. That means an unobstructed view of the sky as much as possible. Satellite TV works great in rural areas where vertical obstruction is minimal but for people who live in apartment buildings, well, I’m afraid we might have to single you out from getting satellite TV. Satellite TV also calls for equipment for the top of each TV set. If you would like to have additional TVs with satellite TV service, you might have to check with your satellite network if you’ll be required to pay a monthly nominal fee.
Overall, satellite TV is still amazing… isn’t it
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