Pros and the cons of sat TV and cable TV
Cable TV has been here for a long time. Likewise the cost of installing cable TV has equally been high. This is not even mentioning that you have to pay an extra $20 for getting cable TV installed at any other additional room in your house. But at least it was here, before the coming of satellite TV technology. With cable TV, over 30 million subscribers are hooked up.
Parental Control and Internet TV or PC
Cable and Satellite TV both offer parental control in regard to the programs that the Kids get to watch. Cable and satellite TV also offer internet services and have now gone a step further in providing international TV channels through the internet. It is now possible to watch satellite or cable TV through the internet.
International TV Programs
International programming by cable and satellite TV providers means that you can access your local TV channels from around the world. Most folks can now access internet free TV to be able to watch free and live football and movies in different languages like Italian, Spanish, German, French, English, Russian, Urdu, Farsi, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, among many.
Installation Time for Cable and Satellite TV
The installation time for both cable and satellite TV takes an average of five days. Here I would say cable TV wins hands down given the time it takes to do the trenches in your backyard and connect all the cable work. Satellite TV looses given the fact Sat TV home connection largely involves the fixing a satellite dish with least cable-work to the TV room. It should naturally take fewer days than the average 5 it takes to get cable TV done. To get connected to satellite TV and cable TV does not require you to buy the expensive equipment as they are provided at a free lease.
Customer Service and Satisfaction of Satellite and Cable TV Companies
Customer satisfaction surveys done by J.D Power and Associates have ranked Satellite TV providers Dish Network and DirecTV as the leaders when compared to all other cable TV companies. In the survey, Dish Network and DirecTV have led in customer service for the last five years and this comes at no fluke.
Price of Cable TV and Satellite TV
Over the last3 years, prices for cable TV have increased while those of satellite TV have decreased. A survey of prices of both cable and satellite TV has shown that cable TV has increased prices by 8.2% per year. On the same period of survey, satellite TV providers have reduced their rates dramatically due to competition from the many satellite TV providers.
A basic cable connection costs roughly $37.50 a month for an average of 64 channels, including $10.95 a month for several digital channels added. If you need to install in one room the cost of installing cable TV is $39.95 including an additional $9.95 for any other additional rooms.
Programming in Cable and Satellite TV
Cable TV offers an average of 40 channels while the satellite TV providers offer and average of 80 channels. Satellite also take the lead here as they offer international TV channels in world languages like African, Arabic, Armenian, Asian, Chinese, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Israeli, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, South Asian, Spanish, Tagalong, Urdu. Cable TV international language programs vary and are less as compared to the variety offered by satellite TV.
While satellite TV features a lot of sport TV, cable TV has none or little transmission of sport television. With satellite television you are able to watch such sport TV as Football, Baseball, Basketball, Hockey, Soccer, and ESPN among many others.
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