Direct TV & Cable If you are looking for world class home entertainment, it may finally be time to give up your cable TV connection and switch to digital satellite TV. Launched in 1994 in the U.S. by Hughes Electronics, a subsidiary of General Motors, DirecTV has become immensely popular from coast to coast and is giving cable TV a run for its money. Digital satellite TV uses a small antenna to receive signals from geostationary satellites. It not only offers viewers more than 180 channels, but also provides solutions for high speed Internet and a wide range of radio channels, making it a complete home entertainment experience. The most importance difference between cable TV and digital satellite TV is that satellite offers many more channel options to choose from. As DirecTV does not function by subscription, it can provide more stations to its viewers. Thanks to the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act of 1999, apart from offering various exclusive movie, music, and sport channels, DirecTV also offers local channels to almost all its viewers across the country. In comparison to cable TV, digital satellite TV offers digital-quality sound and crystal-clarity because of the advanced way in which it receives digital signals via satellite. This is possible because all digital satellites transmitting signals to DirecTV are geo-synchronized and do not need any readjustment once they’ve been installed. Contrary to rumors, bad weather is rarely a deterrent to viewing your favorite program. Only in the event of a fierce storm may your picture be interrupted for a few minutes. Apart from providing regular receivers, DirecTV also provides high-end, user-friendly Digital Video Recorders that allow viewers to pause, record, and replay live TV. Due to advancements like satellite technology and DVR, television watching in the 21st century has become a truly unique and interactive experience. Interestingly enough, the monthly subscription rates of satellite TV and cable TV are almost identical. Often, rates for satellite TV are even less than cable TV, even though satellite offers so many more channels with such higher quality picture and sound. Subscribers in remote areas of the country are surprised that digital satellite TV has no physical restrictions within the US and that they too can now enjoy the advanced viewing systems available in urban areas. Installation and equipment are free with a one-year service contract, meaning that you don’t pay any extra charges apart from the subscription price for enjoying state of the art equipment in your home.   Back

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