Archive for February, 2008
The Future Of TV and Computing: Satellite TV for Macintosh
Friday, February 29th, 2008It was a marriage made in technology heaven: satellite TV for Macintosh computers. You can now watch your favorite satellite programming from your computer with very little effort on your part. For about as much work as setting up a new DVR, you can have satellite TV for Macintosh up and running in […]
Newer Antennas Make Satellite TV For Cars More Reliable
Thursday, February 28th, 2008For the sake of keeping the kids quiet on long trips, many people are installing satellite TV for cars, including smaller antennas that do not stick up above the vehicle’s roof. The new antenna designs, capable to maintaining line of sight with the orbiting satellite has made satellite TV for cars more reliable in term […]
More Satellite TV Equipment Needed For More Televisions
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008In order to take advantage of the benefit of satellite TV, equipment will need to be bought or leased from the programming provider and installed in the home, or vehicle depending on the type of service you are hoping to have. The dish, the in-home controller and a remote control are the basic pieces of […]
Satellite TV Decoders Only Unscramble Subscribed Signals
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008With some amazing similarities, satellite TV decoders are different from Ralphie’s Little Orphan Annie decoder ring, otherwise they would probably tell the viewer to watch more satellite TV. To protect their proprietary programming, and insure all satellite users pay for the programming they receive, the satellite TV decoders not only unscramble the programs to which […]
With Satellite TV Cable Network Channels Reached More Homes
Monday, February 25th, 2008One of the major advantages of satellite TV, cable network programming is also available for viewers. Before DirecTV services became available in 1994 and Dish Network went live in 1996, to disconnect home televisions from the rooftop antenna, people relied on cable television services. Until the availability of service from satellite TV cable network channels […]
Tiered Packages in a Satellite TV Buyer’s Guide
Sunday, February 24th, 2008When you’re looking at ordering a television subscription package, you’re probably going to end up paying at least fifty dollars a month. This is costly for any family, especially when you factor in how it’s going to cost $600 a year at that rate. A ninety dollar a month premium package will run $1,080 a […]
