Satellite vs. Cable TV

There is a lot of controversy an misunderstanding about the regulation requirement for the television broadcast stations to switch to digital TV.

Only about 11% of television viewers actually still get broadcast airwave TV. Most subscribe to Satellite or Cable, and many don’t get television broadcast at all but instead spend there television time with programs like Netflix.

Currently, older television sets receive an analog tv signal. This signal can never be as clear as a digital picture, and takes up much more bandwidth in airways. Other nations have been using digital broadcasts for years. The FCC made regulations for the required conversion to digital television by 2006. That became impossible for many television and broadcast stations and the date was moved back to 2009. This time, it looks like it will really happen. If you don’t have a newer TV with a digital converting tuner, or a set top box which converts the new airwave digital TV to analog signals your older tv can read, you’ll be out of the TV loop.

So if you do get airwave TV, you will need a newer TV or a box. If you subscribe to Satellite or Cable TV you have no need of worry as these medians of television transmission will not be affected by the new Digital TV regulations.