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Cable TV Or Traditional Satellite TV – Choose Neither

Article by Jefferson Steelflex

If you are in the market for Cable TV Service I would encourage you to NOT go the traditional route. I would encourage you to not even waste your time looking at them to be honest.

Traditional comparison shopping goes something like this;

You call the local Cable Provider and checkout their prices and channel options. That’s the first step.

Sometimes this next step really doesn’t matter because often the first Cable Provider is the only show in town. But if you do live in a bigger town or city and there is at least one competitor you would then call them up next, check the programs they offer and compare it to the company you previously contacted.

You sooner discover the difference, if any, is a couple bucks per month. Same channel selection, same basic service and package options, with just a different company name.

Understanding Satellite Television

How does Satellite TV Transmit?

The main way satellite television works is by sending digital video and audio transmissions from satellites in Earth’s orbit to other satellite dishes that are somewhere on the surface of the Earth. Satellites used for broadcasting TV are in an orbit of the earth and located in a region known as the Clarke Belt about 22,000 miles above the Earth’s equator. The satellites used in sending TV signals to the Earth have several transponders. Each transponder sends a separate signal to Earth. The satellite signal has to travel more than 20,000 miles from the provider to get to the satellite in the sky. Then the signals are sent back again, another 20,000 miles, and transmitted by a satellite dish. Satellite dishes that receive television signals range in size from 18 inches all the way to 9 or more feet across. Most satellite television providers us a dish that is only 18-20 inches across. The television programming signal is collected by the satellite dish and the reflected to a feed horn. Then the feed horn sends the signal to a LNB or a Low Noise Block down converter. The LNB amplifies the transmission signal and converts it into a frequency that is easier for transmission through a cable. Then the signal goes to the satellite television receiver. From there, the signal is sent to your TV set from the receiver. And finally, the signal goes from your television to your brain.