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High Definition Satellite TV - HDTV
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HDTV (High Definition
Television) is new television technology that gives you a picture and
sound quality that is as close to life as possible. It gives you up to ten
times more picture detail than analog. It also gives you a larger
viewing area as you can see from the television on the right. With this,
you can view movies as the were meant to be viewed and it will add a new
dimension to regular TV. Terrestrial television broadcasters have been
slow to change to HDTV and satellite companies are leading the way in the
progression of this technology. |
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What's available on HDTV?
Dish network offers a variety of High Definition programming. Since the
demise of Voom, they are picking up the slack. Channels include ESPN HD,
Discovery HD Theater, TNT HD, HDNet and HDNet Movies. They also
offer over a dozen other choices including HBO, Showtime and many pay per
view movies in HDTV. DirecTV also offers an extensive lineup of High
Definition Satellite TV and both networks have plans for expanding their
offerings in this area.
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How do I get HDTV? First
order satellite television for the best selection of digital programming.
This just gets you the signal however. You will need a television capable
of displaying HDTV. Your standard old technology TV will not. Don't think
that you can just hook up an HDTV satellite to your old Analog TV set and
be done with it. Luckily however, as the technology develops, the prices
come down. It used to cost thousands of dollars for a bottom of the line
HDTV. Now you can shop around and find HDTV's starting at around $600. |
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