Satellite Television Or Cable Television - Which Is Better?

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Satellite Television Or Cable Television - Which Is Better?
Cable Television has just about caught up with satellite television with regards to level of quality, customer support, and value, however there are some differences between the two you need to bear in mind if you're considering getting satellite or cable television. Here is a short comparison of the two:

Price

Cable Television could cost as much as $25 per month more compared to satellite television for similar services. That is $300 per year more. This difference is due in part because cable TV providers need to pay local taxes and fees

Where I reside in Arizona if I were to buy cable television it would cost me nearly $60 per month for 140 TV channels. If I were to decide to buy Dish Network service it would cost me $24.99 for 190 TV channels.

A further difference is the rate increases. Cable Television service has increased by more than 40% since 1998, while satellite television service has increased by a mere 8% within that exact same time period.

Equipment Evaluation

Cable television providers provide you with a receiver, or cable box, which gets a TV signal via an underground cable. The cable box receiver decodes the inbound TV signal and transmits it to your TV.

Satellite TV providers supply you with a satellite television dish which captures the TV signal coming from the company's satellite, plus a receiver which decodes that signal and sends it to your TV.

For both systems you will need a receiver for every television in your house that you would like to view cable or satellite Television programming on. With cable television you will need to pay between $3 to $5 per month for every cable box receiver you would like connected to your Televisions. With Dish Network and DirecTV your recievers cost nothing.

Video Recorders

DVRs (digital video recorders) are built into satellite or cable receivers and allow you to record Television programs. In addition to recording your shows you may also pause, rewind, and also fast forward live Television programs, so that you can answer the telephone, view part of the program you missed, or fast forward through a commercial.

Cable television DVRs let you record as much as 100 hours of your favorite TV shows. In addition, they provide you with the option of recording 2 TV shows simultaneously. The drawback with this is that if you have got 3 shows that come on simultaneously you can view one show and record one, record two shows, however, you won't have the ability to view the third show.`

DirecTV allows you to record up to 4 TV shows at once plus record up to 1.000 hours of programs, and Dish Network allows you to record as many as 6 shows at once plus record as many as 2,000 hours of programming.

Each of their DVRs let you view a TV program in one room in your home, and finish viewing it in a second room.

System Set Up

The two satellite television providers, as well as the majority of cable television providers, will install all the components required to receive their programming free of charge. To ensure that you do not have equipment problems down the road, you need to ensure the company that sets up your components utilizes professional technicians.

Dependability

DirecTV as well as Dish Network black outs average only 1%. Cable television black outs, conversely, are between 3% to 5% - up to 5 times greater than cable television.

Customer Ratings

Dish Network is ranked number one in consumer satisfaction by the American Customer Satisfaction Index among the top cable television providers as well as satellite television providers, while DirecTV is actually ranked number two.

Support

The two satellite television companies offer 24/7 customer service so that you will not be left hanging in the event that anything should go wrong with your satellite television system and you need assistance.

Summary

There is no doubt about it. Satellite television stands out as the ultimate winner with regards to value, variety of programming, quantity of channels, recording time, as well as customer satisfaction.