Satellite Hi Definition TV Providers

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By Craig Ginger


When investigating satellite TV you need the right equipment to receive the signal. Even if you switch satellite services, you need new equipment. This is because each satellite company has a different signal and needs the right dish to recognize its signal.

Satellite TV uses a small dish that can be installed on a roof of a house or anywhere that has a clear view of the southern sky without much fuss. Once the dish is installed you have to coaxial wire the receiver to the television. The receiver than transmits the signal it gets from the satellite through coaxial wire to the television.

It all starts from video broadcast that is encoded and bounced off a satellite in orbit. The compressed signal (MPEG-4 technology) has twice as much HD video and the previous MPEG-2 technology and is standard today. The video signal is unencrypted by the receiver so no one gets it for free without proper access.

The most common type of satellite orbit is the geostationary orbit. Because of the velocity of the satellite and the perfect balance between the gravitation force of the earth, the satellite maintains a stationary orbit.

Then there is the SuperDish. A SuperDISH is slightly larger than the small satellite dish and is oval shaped. It is able to receive a signal from three satellite locations. The SuperDISH satellite antenna dish gives you the advantage of receiving even more programming (such as HD, locals or international) using a single dish solution.

HDTV stands for high definition television and has twice the amount of pixels than the old analog TV signal. The signal is usually 1280x720 pixels. The two types of HD broadcast are: 720p - 1280x720 pixels progressive, 1080i - 1920x1080 pixels interlaced. The difference is that 1080i gives clearer slow motion imagery while the 720p gives better imagery for fast action such as basketball, NASCAR and such.

Very often people get frustrated by cable companies continually raising their rates and they begin to look elsewhere. Satellite TV offers more programming for less costs and the reception equipment is generally free.

Broadcast companies have different channels and different cost structures. There are the cable companies and there are two main satellite TV companies, Dish Network and DirecTV.




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