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How does Satellite TV work
- By Richard Cunningham
- Published Tuesday 9th 2008
- Cable and Satellite TV
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Satellite TV is transmitted by communications satellites, unlike cable TV. Satellite TV provides a broader range of channels and packages than cable or terrestrial TV as it oftentimes supplements older terrestrial signals. It also provides subscription only services.
When Satellite TV first came in the market, the dishes used at home were huge and expensive. Back then only the most ardent viewers went through the trouble of installing that huge metal device and the expenses that came along with the process. It was tougher to watch Satellite TV as compared to cable or broadcast.
It is a different story today. There are compact little satellites available now, and most houses have them.
Satellite TV consists of a wireless way of transmitting television programs to your home. This is done with the help of a radio signal. In broadcast TV, powerful antenna is used to transmit radio waves all around itself and much smaller antenna are used by the viewer to pick up these signals.
The signals come from the bigger antenna in a straight line, so the smaller antenna have to be in direct line with it in order to receive the radio signals being sent. This is a problem. Satellite TV solves this problem by sending the waves from satellites which orbit the earth. By being in the sky instead of on earth, they are able to target many more viewers. Specially made antennas called dishes or satellite dishes send the radio signals to viewers on earth.
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story of the satellite is not new; every time technology surges ahead, a new development is made. When cable TV only allowed about 30 channels, satellite TV revolutionized the TV world with 3000 channels and various packages offered. This is all because the line of sight problem was solved through orbiting satellites that could reach a lot more people.
Today, there is something that connects everyone on earth. Billions of people use it everyday to connect to each other over the globe - to talk, to do business, to trade, to exchange news, and do a lot of things besides, things which weren't possible, and couldn't have been possible without this world wide connection. This revolution is the Internet.
While satellite TV can reach a lot more people than cable TV can, Internet TV goes one step ahead by being accessible to anyone with an internet connection. Channels from all over the world, internet-only content, free downloads, video on demand, access to virtually any TV show, sports and news. Internet TV is the next logical step after satellite TV. Just like satellite TV once created a whole new era, Internet TV looks set to create one as well.
With Internet TV you don't need any extra software downloads and you don't need to purchase any new hardware. All you need for good viewing is a high-speed internet connection. There is a huge amount of content available, including all your favorite things on regular TV and much, much more. Like satellite TV gradually replaced cable TV as a part of everyone's life, Internet TV looks geared to do so too.
When Satellite TV first came in the market, the dishes used at home were huge and expensive. Back then only the most ardent viewers went through the trouble of installing that huge metal device and the expenses that came along with the process. It was tougher to watch Satellite TV as compared to cable or broadcast.
It is a different story today. There are compact little satellites available now, and most houses have them.
Satellite TV consists of a wireless way of transmitting television programs to your home. This is done with the help of a radio signal. In broadcast TV, powerful antenna is used to transmit radio waves all around itself and much smaller antenna are used by the viewer to pick up these signals.
The signals come from the bigger antenna in a straight line, so the smaller antenna have to be in direct line with it in order to receive the radio signals being sent. This is a problem. Satellite TV solves this problem by sending the waves from satellites which orbit the earth. By being in the sky instead of on earth, they are able to target many more viewers. Specially made antennas called dishes or satellite dishes send the radio signals to viewers on earth.
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Today, there is something that connects everyone on earth. Billions of people use it everyday to connect to each other over the globe - to talk, to do business, to trade, to exchange news, and do a lot of things besides, things which weren't possible, and couldn't have been possible without this world wide connection. This revolution is the Internet.
While satellite TV can reach a lot more people than cable TV can, Internet TV goes one step ahead by being accessible to anyone with an internet connection. Channels from all over the world, internet-only content, free downloads, video on demand, access to virtually any TV show, sports and news. Internet TV is the next logical step after satellite TV. Just like satellite TV once created a whole new era, Internet TV looks set to create one as well.
With Internet TV you don't need any extra software downloads and you don't need to purchase any new hardware. All you need for good viewing is a high-speed internet connection. There is a huge amount of content available, including all your favorite things on regular TV and much, much more. Like satellite TV gradually replaced cable TV as a part of everyone's life, Internet TV looks geared to do so too.