subject: How Satellite Tv Service Is Enhanced By Better Technology [print this page] In 1962, the first signal from Europe to a Telstar satellite began a new entertainment era with satellite TV. Since that time, satellite TV technology has continued to advance rapidly.
Improved Accessibility
One of the most significant ways technology is improving satellite TV service is by its accessibility. Satellite TV service allows vast numbers of people to have access to medial that would be impossible to access otherwise. There are many placed that still don't have or are unable to have service, even though the variety of media available has been expanded by cable services.
You can now receive and access satellite TV services anywhere. This accessibility has revolutionized the way people receive and use the media. As the satellite technology advances, satellite TV service providers are able to provide better and better quality pictures to a greater number of people.
Increased Program Offerings
Satellite television is, of course, supported by satellites which send signals to the receiver. There is a limit, to an extent, of the amount of content each satellite can broadcast. As the technology for satellites continues to improve, the amount of programming capacity increases. And with the advancement in the way many people are getting their information, it is becoming very valuable.
Digital Technology
Digital technology is another way technology is improving satellite TV service. Digital television is much more flexible and efficient than analog TV and has opened the door to many changes in the satellite cable industry. The digital delivery of television signals not only improves the sound and picture quality, it indirectly results in a wider variety of programming because it is a much more affordable technology.
All programming became digital when on February 17, 2009 it became law to have it changed.
High Definition Television Receivers
High Definition TV (HDTV) delivery is another rapidly evolving technology improving satellite TV service. You get your HD channels sent through an HD receiver to your HDTV. This receiver unscrambles the programming signal and delivers it to the specially equipped television. Non-HD receivers and traditional televisions can't get the quality picture and better viewing experience that HDTV technology delivers.
With better technology being offered and discovered everyday, the offerings will just continue to get better and better. While these advances have each significantly impacted the services capacity of satellite television providers, there will no doubt be even greater advances on the horizon. There's no telling what is on the horizon 10 years from now, or even only one year for that matter.
