To dish or not to dish sounds like one woman's decision being made as to whether to verbally attack another woman. But here I'm speaking of deciding which service (satellite dish or cable) is best to use. There are good points about both and both compete heavily for our subscriptions. But there are differences.
My understanding is as follows:
Who provides the best signal?
Let's have the truth about H.D. availability.
Which company is the most reasonable in cost per month?
Can both companies provide service in the most rural areas?
The truth about which provider is better regarding signal and reception is a matter of technology. Although both cable companies such as Comcast or your satellite dish companies rely on signals beamed from orbiting satellites, the cable companies re-broadcast their signals to their subscribers over copper or fiber-optic cables. Very big satellite receiving dishes are to be found on cable-company grounds for their initial reception. If rebroadcasting is over fiber optic cable it is excellent and non-degraded as long as it remains that way to the end user. If it has to go through copper wire at all the signal does degrade or it can be said that it is compromised. That is why cable companies such as Comcast are trying their best to replace and install new fiber optic cable as much as possible.
In many cases but certainly not all by any means the newer fiber optic cables run from source to subscriber. Many new housing developments have fiber optics tied in from the fiber optic trunk lines in the streets right into the developments and directly into the homes. This, of course is what Comcast would ultimately prefer for all of its subscribers. Sadly, the majority of consumers are still using copper wire and the cost of converting to fiber optic is prohibitive for the customer.
For the majority of potential customers a satellite dish will provide the best signal. Why? Because the dish mounted on their roof receives its TV signal directly from the orbiting satellite and is not re-transmitted. If, however, their is something blocking the satellite signal (like a tree) then reception on your TV will not be good at all. Therefore, it's extremely important where the dish is mounted to ensure good signal reception.
Cable and dish providers try very hard to entice new customers by claiming they have more high-definition TV than their competitors. This can go back and forth as far as the truth is concerned. As I write this article though, I think Dish Network provides the most H.D. That could change tomorrow of course but it should be noted that in due course the consumer will enjoy all programs in high definition.
Consideration of program packages must be taken into account when figuring monthly bills with cable and dish satellite companies but right now it seems that the satellite companies provide the most economic plans.
Due to cost effectiveness and the laying of new fiber-optic cable difficulties in rural America it appears that dish satellite providers do best in those outlying areas.
Well, now you have the facts. So, based on esthetics and not liking a roof-mounted satellite dish you might choose cable as your provider. On the other hand, according to clarity of signal in the majority of cases you could very well choose the satellite dish provider. Either way, it's ultimately your choice.
My understanding is as follows:
Who provides the best signal?
Let's have the truth about H.D. availability.
Which company is the most reasonable in cost per month?
Can both companies provide service in the most rural areas?
The truth about which provider is better regarding signal and reception is a matter of technology. Although both cable companies such as Comcast or your satellite dish companies rely on signals beamed from orbiting satellites, the cable companies re-broadcast their signals to their subscribers over copper or fiber-optic cables. Very big satellite receiving dishes are to be found on cable-company grounds for their initial reception. If rebroadcasting is over fiber optic cable it is excellent and non-degraded as long as it remains that way to the end user. If it has to go through copper wire at all the signal does degrade or it can be said that it is compromised. That is why cable companies such as Comcast are trying their best to replace and install new fiber optic cable as much as possible.
In many cases but certainly not all by any means the newer fiber optic cables run from source to subscriber. Many new housing developments have fiber optics tied in from the fiber optic trunk lines in the streets right into the developments and directly into the homes. This, of course is what Comcast would ultimately prefer for all of its subscribers. Sadly, the majority of consumers are still using copper wire and the cost of converting to fiber optic is prohibitive for the customer.
For the majority of potential customers a satellite dish will provide the best signal. Why? Because the dish mounted on their roof receives its TV signal directly from the orbiting satellite and is not re-transmitted. If, however, their is something blocking the satellite signal (like a tree) then reception on your TV will not be good at all. Therefore, it's extremely important where the dish is mounted to ensure good signal reception.
Cable and dish providers try very hard to entice new customers by claiming they have more high-definition TV than their competitors. This can go back and forth as far as the truth is concerned. As I write this article though, I think Dish Network provides the most H.D. That could change tomorrow of course but it should be noted that in due course the consumer will enjoy all programs in high definition.
Consideration of program packages must be taken into account when figuring monthly bills with cable and dish satellite companies but right now it seems that the satellite companies provide the most economic plans.
Due to cost effectiveness and the laying of new fiber-optic cable difficulties in rural America it appears that dish satellite providers do best in those outlying areas.
Well, now you have the facts. So, based on esthetics and not liking a roof-mounted satellite dish you might choose cable as your provider. On the other hand, according to clarity of signal in the majority of cases you could very well choose the satellite dish provider. Either way, it's ultimately your choice.
About the Author:
Ron Knowles' article CABLE VERSUS SATELLITE DISH reveals the stickiness of the cable or dish dilemma. Having been misled he's found out the facts and now gives away a FREE newsletter which updates the reader on existing, new or improved technologies for TV viewers.
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