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by Mary Bush, Mar

Satellite TV has so much to offer now after all of its recent technological upgrades. This not only applies to things such as the new massive quantity of high definition and standard digital format programming that the two leading providers have to offer but it also applies to the actual satellite TV system that you will be using. In years past if a person wanted to begin receiving satellite TV programming one of the things that they had to do was to go out and buy a satellite TV system and then decide how they were going to have it installed.
That was then and this is now, because both of the leading satellite TV service providers will now give you and install free of charge a complete satellite system that includes everything that you need to get started watching satellite TV. With both DirecTV and Dish Network you have your choice from the several models of satellite TV receivers that they keep in stock. Some of the features and functions that you will have the option of including in your receiver of choice are custom menu, parental control, DVR, and programming search function.
The programming search function and DVR work great together and are so simple to operate with the free TV remote control that comes with the system. To find a program or movie, simply press the button on the remote and then enter in whatever it is you are looking for by name or even by the name of an actor in the movie or program. Give the buttton a click and the system does all of the work for you.
In seconds the search is over and your movie or program is displayed on your screen with the date and time it is on and a few other relevant details you can read if you wish. Simply give the DVR button a click and it is set to record when it comes on automatically and you don't have to do another thing.
It will even be recorded if you are watching another channel when it plays. If it is a game and it is rescheduled for some reason thats not a problem, because the DVR will automatically reschedule and follow it to its new date and time and record it. You can even get a DVR in your receiver that can record two channels simultaneously while you are watching a third.
Standard definition digital DVRs generally have 100 hours of recording memory in them, although some do have more. High definition DVRs operate the same way and will receive and record both standard digital and high definition TV programming. Other features such as phone number display allow you to have incoming calls caller ID displayed on the corner of your screen, so you don't have to be distracted for even a moment from any of your favorite games. All of these features and functions are user friendly and are one touch operations, so even your kids can learn to record and store their favorite programming.

You may think that there is only one type of satellite TV system…but you're incorrect. There is, in fact, two different formats of satellite TV: TeleVision Receive Only (TVRO) and Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS). Each satellite TV system is built differently and functions in its own fashion. Dish Network, for example, is a DBS system. However, not all satellite TV systems are DBS.

Below is a break down of each system. Read through it and gain a better understanding of the TVRO and DBS satellite TV systems.

TVRO – TeleVision Receive Only

TVRO was the first satellite system available for home viewing of satellite TV. It required a relatively big dish of 3 to 6 feet in diameter and worked in C-Band. Frequencies of around 4 G Hertz are called C-Band and require bigger dishes because the wave length of these frequencies is longer than in Ku-Band which requires a much smaller dish of about 18 inches. Ku-Band is at 12 to 14 G Hertz.

TVRO systems also need a movable dish because it needs to get all the channels of many satellites. C-Band satellites have much less channels available than Ku-Band satellites and therefore more satellites are needed to provide enough channels. Possibilities that exist with TVRO systems is that you can also receive free channels and independent feeds from for instance news companies. You could for instance receive the unedited material that is broadcasted from a news crew somewhere in the coverage area of the satellite. They transmit their materials to their headquarters using a C-Band satellite. Many of these types of feeds are not scrambled and are available to everyone with the proper equipment.

TVRO systems are often referred to as Big Dish TV, C-Band Satellite TV and BUD (Big Ugly Dish).

DBS - Direct Broadcast Satellite

Satellite TV via DBS is done in the Ku-Band. These satellites work on higher frequencies and can transmit higher power signals. This means that much smaller dishes can be used to receive the signal. A small dish of 18 inches is already enough to receive all satellite TV by Satellite TV. This makes it possible to have satellite TV from an apartment on the 10th floor, if you have a clear line of sight to the south. This is the system used by Dish Network and other satellite TV providers.

DBS is for everyone. The satellite dish is so small that it is not an obstacle like with for instance the TVRO dishes of 3 to 6 feet. Once installed the dish needs no maintenance since it is aimed at just one satellite. Some dishes actually have 2 or more feeds which makes it possible to receive the signals from more than 1 satellite.

There are no free channels available on DBS satellites as these are often owned and used by the satellite TV provider it self, such as Dish Network, while TVRO satellites often are used by those who rent space on the satellite for a limited time. TVRO systems are meant for, for instance, transport of unedited materials between continents, but also within one continent.

DBS is meant for everyone with a simple, low cost installation of the system. Often the installation is for free as it really is very easy to do. The only thing that is needed is a bit of knowledge of where to find the satellite and the tools that make this even easier. A qualified installer will find the satellite and point it to maximum reception within minutes.

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