| As technology advanced, consumers can now | | | | In an effort to compete with Satellite television |
| have more options than they can ever have in | | | | providers, most Cable companies are making a |
| the past to obtain TV entertainments. You have | | | | strong push to get their customers on their Digital |
| a choice between conventional (analog) Cable, | | | | systems. Digital Cable television has many |
| Digital Cable, and all-Digital Satellite Television. This | | | | advantages over conventional Cable, including |
| entire offer up to hundreds of TV programming - | | | | high-speed internet access and video on demand, |
| from sports to movies, MTV to documentary | | | | as well as hundreds of Cable channel choices. |
| programs, News channel to TV shopping: you | | | | Because of the land lines necessary to deliver and |
| name it and will get it! | | | | receive the Cable TV signal, there is a strong, |
| So here's briefly introduction on these three TV | | | | well-established infrastructure to support the Cable |
| entertainment services. | | | | system. |
| Satellite TV service | | | | However, cable TV companies always face |
| Satellite TV is the new comers in TV | | | | problem in promoting their service in rural area as |
| entertainment business. However they are | | | | there might not be enough (or no) access port. If |
| growing fast and becoming more and more | | | | you happened to live in one of these less populate |
| popular in the States. Dish Network and DirecTV | | | | area, your choice is minimum. |
| are the major two satellite TV providers that you | | | | Comparing the cable TV to satellite TV |
| definitely will not feel stranger with. | | | | Recent customer surveys or consumer reports |
| Satellite TV services offer up to 200 plus | | | | show satellite TV is offering better deals when |
| programming choices with all digital quality. Their | | | | compare with the cables. If you are aware of |
| signal is transmit via an 18" satellite dish pointing to | | | | their services, you probably already knew that |
| the northern sky. Besides the satellite dish, users | | | | satellite TV offers a a lot more programming |
| need to be equipped with satellite decoders as | | | | options in 100% digital picture quality, and their |
| well as Television sets. | | | | pricing is relative lower when compare to the |
| Conventional cable TV service (analogs) | | | | cables. Some object such claims however as |
| Conventional Cable is by far the least advanced | | | | cable TV is still the most popular TV |
| of the three and offers you the fewest features. | | | | entertainment service in the states. On top of |
| Picture and audio quality comes in analog signal | | | | that, users normally get more conveniences with |
| and the quality is much lower when compare to | | | | cable TV's bundle package where they can get |
| digital cable or satellite TV. | | | | cable phone, Internet connections and TV |
| Digital cable TV service | | | | entertainment in one single package. |