Cable and Satellite TV Articles

Technology » Cable and Satellite TV | By Kallore Gandhi @ Friday, 5th January 2007 @ 10:05 AM

"Four years ago, if you had a video and you wanted people to see it, you had to invite them all over to your house for a beer. With the web, it's possible to produce a movie with almost no budget and get a million people to watch it". - David Trescot, Group Product Manager, Adobe With a digital camcorder in hand, you can now make your very own professional quality film at a fraction of the cost it takes to make a feature film with the traditional celluloid camera. Plus... more...

Technology » Cable and Satellite TV | By Asi Sveinsson @ Tuesday, 2nd January 2007 @ 10:56 AM

To receive the new high definition programming on your new television set through a satellite service, you will need to have a digital satellite tv dish system properly hooked up to your television. Otherwise, the HD broadcasted program may not be as sharp and clear as you expected. HDTV or also known as High Definition Television means broadcast of television signal with a higher resolution than the traditional formats. Today many service providers offer HD to their users. HDTV is broadc... more...

Technology » Cable and Satellite TV | By Bill Reckwerdt @ Tuesday, 12th December 2006 @ 10:21 AM

This paper explores the challenges Broadcasters face when assessing video quality. Many factors affect the video before it gets to the TV: compression, image processing, scaling, decoding, transmission, etc. Video processing and compression algorithms change the characteristics of the original program in the quest of reducing the bandwidth needed to send the programming information to the home. The art is to do this without allowing the audience to perceive a change in video quality. Suc... more...

Technology » Cable and Satellite TV | By Bill Reckwerdt @ Tuesday, 12th December 2006 @ 10:20 AM

This paper explores the challenges Video Equipment Manufacturers face when assessing video quality. Assessing video quality ultimately depends on the customer's reaction on their new display (PC, POD, TV, etc.). Over the next decade, it is expected that digital television penetration into the general television market will increase from less than 5% in 2003 to more than 50% by 2010. Currently, the FCC requires that 50% of televisions 36 inches or larger have integrated digita... more...

Technology » Cable and Satellite TV | By Ben Franklin @ Wednesday, 6th December 2006 @ 8:48 AM

Dish Network is the satellite television broadcasting product owned by the company EchoStar Communications Corporation. Founded in 1980, by Mr. Charlie Ergen along with his wife Cantey and friend DeFranco, EchoStar Communications is an international, public company which is currently based in Englewood, Colorado. The current Chairman and CEO of the company is its founder Charlie Ergen. EchoStar boasts of the conceptualization and introduction of the world's first Ultra High Frequency... more...

Technology » Cable and Satellite TV | By Ben Franklin @ Wednesday, 6th December 2006 @ 8:48 AM

Dish Network is the satellite television broadcasting product owned by the company EchoStar Communications Corporation. Founded in 1980, by Mr. Charlie Ergen along with his wife Cantey and friend DeFranco, EchoStar Communications is an international, public company which is currently based in Englewood, Colorado. The current Chairman and CEO of the company is its founder Charlie Ergen. EchoStar boasts of the conceptualization and introduction of the world's first Ultra High Frequency... more...

Technology » Cable and Satellite TV | By Ben Franklin @ Wednesday, 6th December 2006 @ 8:48 AM

Dish Network is the satellite television broadcasting product owned by the company EchoStar Communications Corporation. Founded in 1980, by Mr. Charlie Ergen along with his wife Cantey and friend DeFranco, EchoStar Communications is an international, public company which is currently based in Englewood, Colorado. The current Chairman and CEO of the company is its founder Charlie Ergen. EchoStar boasts of the conceptualization and introduction of the world's first Ultra High Frequency... more...

Technology » Cable and Satellite TV | By Ben Franklin @ Wednesday, 6th December 2006 @ 8:48 AM

Dish Network is the satellite television broadcasting product owned by the company EchoStar Communications Corporation. Founded in 1980, by Mr. Charlie Ergen along with his wife Cantey and friend DeFranco, EchoStar Communications is an international, public company which is currently based in Englewood, Colorado. The current Chairman and CEO of the company is its founder Charlie Ergen. EchoStar boasts of the conceptualization and introduction of the world's first Ultra High Frequency... more...

Technology » Cable and Satellite TV | By Ben Franklin @ Wednesday, 6th December 2006 @ 8:48 AM

Dish Network is the satellite television broadcasting product owned by the company EchoStar Communications Corporation. Founded in 1980, by Mr. Charlie Ergen along with his wife Cantey and friend DeFranco, EchoStar Communications is an international, public company which is currently based in Englewood, Colorado. The current Chairman and CEO of the company is its founder Charlie Ergen. EchoStar boasts of the conceptualization and introduction of the world's first Ultra High Frequency... more...

Technology » Cable and Satellite TV | By Stephanie Foster @ Friday, 1st December 2006 @ 12:33 PM

You see all the comparisons on TV or online. Cable's better. Satellite's better. Which is it? Some of that depends on what you need. Are you after the best channel selection, the best reception, the best combination of the two? Do you want high speed internet? How fast? Do you want to combine all your services into a single package or is getting bills from multiple companies just fine. Which one works best for you depends on where you live too. Different areas will get di... more...

Technology » Cable and Satellite TV | By Bill Reckwerdt @ Wednesday, 15th November 2006 @ 12:38 AM

This paper explores the challenges associated with assessing video quality. Assessing video quality ultimately depends on the customer's reaction on their new TV. Many factors affect the video before it gets to the TV: compression, image processing, scaling, decoding, transmission, etc. To isolate their video algorithm, companies perform verification using: subjective and objective video assessment techniques. While it would be far cheaper, to perform only objective test, nothing beats the ... more...

Technology » Cable and Satellite TV | By Bill Reckwerdt @ Sunday, 12th November 2006 @ 2:26 AM

Video processing and compression algorithms change the characteristics of the original program in the quest of reducing the bandwidth needed to send the programming information to the home. The art is to do this without allowing the audience to perceive a change in video quality. Successful video processing and compression algorithms perform the desired modifications while presenting a result to the viewer that, subjectively, looks natural and realistic. This sounds difficult, but it is necessar... more...

Technology » Cable and Satellite TV | By Asi Sveinsson @ Monday, 6th November 2006 @ 3:43 AM

There is nothing like the clear, digital signal from a satellite tv system, with a plethora of channels, programming options and few service interruptions. Programming choices offer something of interest for everyone in the household. There is little difference in the satellite tv system offered by different companies, with the exception of customer service. Whichever service you are the happiest with is the one you should choose for you. There are, however specific needs to receive progr... more...

Technology » Cable and Satellite TV | By Lee Dobbins @ Saturday, 28th October 2006 @ 11:19 AM

If everything in your life right now is synonymous to comfort, excellence, luxury, and beauty, don't you think you need a television set that matches your lifestyle, such as an HDTV for instance? Learn more about the latest trend in television sets as you read on. HDTV: Inspiration from Hollywood The makers of HDTV, which stands for high definition TV, was originally inspired by the comforts that wide screen of movie theaters uniquely offered. Compared to obviously smaller TV sets... more...

Technology » Cable and Satellite TV | By Keith Londrie @ Tuesday, 19th September 2006 @ 8:24 AM

Televisions are the chewing gum for the eyes- Frank Lloyd Wright (1869 - 1959) and Satellites are the 1970's lava lamps. With the advancement of technologies, satellite television came in to existence. Satellite television is a revolution when compared to terrestrial and cable television, as it received signals from communication satellites in the space. In many places these satellite television supplement its conventional counterparts to get wide range of channels. For years, ... more...

Technology » Cable and Satellite TV | By Keith Londrie @ Saturday, 16th September 2006 @ 3:25 AM

What is a satellite? A Satellite is an object that orbits another object. There are many kind of satellites used for many purposes. For communication and entertainment artificial communication satellites are used. The orbits that are in use for satellites are geosynchronous orbits, low Earth orbits, and Molniya orbits. What is comsat? It is an artificial communication satellite. When compared to the other two orbits the geosynchronous orbits are best suited as it can hold a ground-bas... more...

Technology » Cable and Satellite TV | By Chris Marshall @ Monday, 28th August 2006 @ 4:57 AM

Digital TV can be received in four different ways, each with its own features and suppliers. The service that you are able to receive may depend on whereabouts you live. Digital Cable TV is supplied by either Telewest or NTL depending on where you live in the country. You receive your digital TV through cables in the ground via a set top box. Cable companies also offer a host of competitive broadband and telephone packages alongside digital TV. It will usually be cheaper to buy a package ... more...

Technology » Cable and Satellite TV | By Robert Gravener @ Thursday, 3rd August 2006 @ 6:08 PM

Satellite television is one of the latest and greatest technologies to hit our homes! It is delivered by satellites (of course) high in the sky and provides a signal quality (HiFi). It can deliver many more and a much larger range of channels and services (internet access or satellite radio) than the TV most of us use today. This technology, however, is older than you might think. In fact, the first satellite television signal was relayed in 1962. How the System Works - A Summary more...

Technology » Cable and Satellite TV | By NamSing Then @ Tuesday, 4th July 2006 @ 2:53 PM

Closed circuit TV, CCTV, doesn’t require an introduction at all. The purpose of installing wired or wireless CCTV is fundamentally the one of surveillance and vigilance. These are bigger in size than the wearable spy cameras or hidden cameras and so leave that for the detectives for the moment. (Also what we are not considering now is the Chinese TV channel: CCTV.) It is thanks to IRA, the Irish Republican Army, for having paved the way for developing the concept of CCTV, albeit in a trag... more...

Technology » Cable and Satellite TV | By Robert Gravener @ Tuesday, 4th July 2006 @ 5:42 AM

In order for a broadcasted signal to get from the broadcasting building to your house, it must travel a long and windy path. There are several steps involved along with some sophisticated equipment for your favorite TV show or movie to get from point A to point B. In this article, I will be demystifying the components and processes involved and what exactly they do! When you're watching the newest flick on your big screen via a TV satellite dish, the goes through a process. Once th... more...