Just before sinking her verbal claws into another woman she might think, "to dish or not to dish?" Regarding this dish however, I'm referring to which method of TV reception to use; dish or cable. Both types of providers compete heavily for our business and both provide good service with some major differences.
Here are the issues as I see them:
Which entity's signal is best?
Who provides more H.D.?
Who is going to give me the best monthly rate?
Can I get service if I live in the boonies?
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.
Because both types of providers are constantly vying for the best for its subscribers the company who supplies the most H.D. programming can change over time. At the time of this writing though, I believe that Dish Network actually provides the most. That could change of course but it's important to remember that eventually ALL programing will be in High Definition in order to please everyone.
The monthly charges are mostly about individual program packages for cable as well as dish providers. At this time however, dish providers such as Dish Network are the most reasonable overall.
Logically, it appears that a dish will provide more receptivity to the most rural of settings. Cable is making great strides to provide service in such areas but there are limits in cost effectiveness so satellite dish remains the best bet for those potential customers.
That pretty much sums it up. You might not like the looks of a satellite dish mounted to your roof and that might be the deciding factor in your choice of providers. However, if hard facts are the determining factors in your decision making then you will probably choose the dish over cable. In any case you'll decide what is best for your purposes.
Here are the issues as I see them:
Which entity's signal is best?
Who provides more H.D.?
Who is going to give me the best monthly rate?
Can I get service if I live in the boonies?
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.
Because both types of providers are constantly vying for the best for its subscribers the company who supplies the most H.D. programming can change over time. At the time of this writing though, I believe that Dish Network actually provides the most. That could change of course but it's important to remember that eventually ALL programing will be in High Definition in order to please everyone.
The monthly charges are mostly about individual program packages for cable as well as dish providers. At this time however, dish providers such as Dish Network are the most reasonable overall.
Logically, it appears that a dish will provide more receptivity to the most rural of settings. Cable is making great strides to provide service in such areas but there are limits in cost effectiveness so satellite dish remains the best bet for those potential customers.
That pretty much sums it up. You might not like the looks of a satellite dish mounted to your roof and that might be the deciding factor in your choice of providers. However, if hard facts are the determining factors in your decision making then you will probably choose the dish over cable. In any case you'll decide what is best for your purposes.
About the Author:
Ron Knowles' article CABLE VERSUS SATELLITE DISH unveils the pros and cons of the cable or dish dilemma. Having been lied to he's discovered the truth and now gives away a FREE newsletter which informs the reader on existing, new or improved technologies for TV viewers.
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