8 Ways Satellite TV Is Better Today

By Willis Vargas

When people first started putting satellite TV systems in their homes, they were huge, bulky, expensive and extremely complicated. Today, there have been so many technological advances that satellite television is not only better than ever but its surpassed cable in virtually every respect as well. Here are just a few ways that it has gotten better over the years.

1. The huge eight foot dish that had to be constantly adjusted to watch different channels and had to be mounted on a huge concrete pad has been replaced with a small three foot, fixed position dish that is small and light enough to be mounted on a corner of your house.

2. Instead of a receiver for audio, one for video and a position controller for the dish, one small box is all it takes.

3. Before the advancements, you only had the ability to receive the national network feeds and the premium movie channels the cable company used and no local channels were available via satellite. All told, you could receive a maximum of about 20 channels on the old C-band satellites. Today, there are literally hundreds of channels available from all over the world covering some 24 countries, all available through one small box and your remove.

4. As a part of your packages not only do you get CD quality radio but you can also get SiriusXM satellite radio as well. This wasn´t even an option for years.

5. New technology for the home has ushered in HD programming from satellite providers. Since cable companies have bandwidth limitations in their cables, many times the quality of the HD signal has to be degraded so everything will 'fit'. Satellite TV providers don´t have those limitations so the HD quality you get from the reception is the best you will get short of Blu-Ray.

6. Today, with DVRs, companies have integrated the DVR into the receiver. These replace the old VCR´s and integrates everything into one receiver so you don´t have a shelf full of electronics on your home entertainment system.

7. One more technological advantage that´s been included in the satellite box that simply didn´t exist years ago is the Sling adaptor. With it you connect your DVR to the internet which gives you access to all of the TV shows you want to see including all the content you´ve recorded on your DVR. You can even watch your shows on a smart phone.

8. What may be the biggest advancement in satellite television is how much (actually how little) the cost is for watching all the shows you want. Instead of paying thousands of dollars for equipment and installation and paying hundreds of dollars for subscriptions, today, deals start as low as $20 per month and the equipment and installation is free.

These are just a few of the great advances made over the last 30 years making satellite TV the best choice to bring entertainment into your home. Whether you love movies, have to have your sports or if you simply want to relax at night with TV you can afford, satellite is the way to go.

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