| If Marx were alive today, he most probably would | | | | take full advantage of your TV. Satellite TV |
| call TV the opium of the masses, not religion. I'm | | | | offers full HD to give you the ultimate picture |
| pretty sure you've caught someone - a friend, a | | | | quality and immerse you completely in the |
| relative, or a complete stranger - staring at a | | | | experience. |
| television screen, completely absorbed. Such is the | | | | Also consider the relatively more reliable signal. |
| power of TV and its hold on the human mind. | | | | Cable is notorious for noisy signals and for going |
| TV technology has come a long way today. Your | | | | off at the most inopportune of times. Satellite |
| parents had to adjust the antenna to get a | | | | TV, on the other hand offers a strong, reliable |
| decent signal. You've had the luxury of cable, | | | | signal all the time with very little downtime, if any. |
| Tivo, and now, satellite TV and the internet. | | | | Despite the fact that there are 100s of channels |
| Cable is notorious for being very expensive and | | | | on cable, you usually watch just a handful. |
| with very little "personalized" options. You can't | | | | Consequently, you end up paying money for |
| pause, rewind, replay or record anything. If you | | | | channels you've never watched before, and will |
| have a date at 9 and don't want to miss the | | | | perhaps never do so in the future. With satellite |
| latest episode of your favorite sitcom, you'll just | | | | TV, on the other hand, you can order channels |
| have to choose between the two. There is no | | | | individually. This gives you a lot more choice and |
| way to record your show (unless you choose to | | | | you also end up saving money by paying only for |
| buy/download it online the next day - a further | | | | the channels you actually watch. |
| expense). | | | | When weighed against cable, satellite TV sounds |
| Thus, a great alternative to cable is satellite TV. | | | | like the most logical of choices. There is no |
| The additional features it offers are mind boggling. | | | | denying that it is a much more reliable and cost |
| Cable seems downright primitive when compared | | | | effective solution that undoubtedly gives much |
| to it. | | | | better picture quality at only a fraction of the |
| Consider high-definition (HD). HD is the wave of | | | | price. Yes, you will have to put up an upfront |
| the future and cable is lagging far behind in this | | | | investment, but the returns on your investment |
| field. If you have a LCD or Plasma TV (or plan to | | | | are worth it. |
| purchase one in the near future), you NEED HD to | | | | |