Is digital and satalite aerial cable the same thing ?

Question

is digital and satalite aerial cable the same thing ?, and in 2012 when anologue tv is turned off will either work ?

location uk.

many thanks

Answer 1

Hello,

(ANS) YES! it all does get abit confusing doesnt it? OK! look at it this way, the picture (TV program or movie) that you see is coming to you in a digital medium. In other words the TV picture was broadcast previously as analogue which is an S shaped wave form. The same program broadcast via a digital is sent to you as a stream of zeros & one's.

Now the difference is only in the delivery system, with cable TV the digital signal is sent over a fibre optic cable across a complex network with remote servers, mutiplexor's, switches & routers.

With satelite services such as BskyB the TV programs are sent via a digital signal (zeros & one's again) that signal is beamed from a central loaction on the ground via a very large dish upto a satelite above the earth, the signal is then sent back to the gound and beamed into your receiving dish on your house. The end results are basically the same i.e. TV or movies both a still digital.

**In 2012 after switch off you will ONLY be able to receive TV & movies via a digital signal, the old analogue braodcasting signals will be gone.

IR

Answer 2

There are two types of co-ax cable. Analogue TV has a thinner core type and digitial has thicker copper core and better screened outer.

Power is sent down the thicker copper core for digitial TV. To power remote eyes and your LNB on the dish. The analogue cable is not geared up for the power side of things.

If it's just from an Aerial then both would be fine.

Answer 3

they are both types of 'co-axial' cable, the central core wire is a different size on each cable, each type of cable has diffently made fittings for each end.

on the side of the cable it will have an identifing number like 'RG60' printed onit, look up the cable types on www.tlc.co.uk

if your question really is 'will i still be able to get my TV on my existing cable/aerial or will i have to re-wire? the answer is keep things exactly as they are, all you will need is a set top box on all older TV's to convert the new digital transmission back to old fashioned analogue so the TV can understand them

Answer 4

It could work but the signal may be compromised. RG-59 coax cable is typically used for analog cable in older homes. It is not designed for use with the high-frequency data transmission rates used with digital cable or between the satelite LNB and decoder box. RG-6 coax cable is designed for this application. You can use the old RG-59 cable between the cable box and TV but that's about it. In 2012, there may be millions of homes in the US that have crappy cable reception.

Answer 5

i think you're asking is the coaxial cable the same and can you use it for sat and cable reception if so then yes you can use it for both.
when they turn off the anologue signal it will only effect the vhf signal which opperates through normal television,you will need a freeview box or satalite box or cable box to view the channels
hope that helps you

Answer 6

good quality satalite cable will OK it will do the job,when analogue TV is turned off, you will only be able to receive digital and satalite
more info i f you wish to get back to me??
T

Answer 7

digital is cable satalite is air waves,and yes it will still work

Answer 8

You can use standard co-axial cable or both applications, it is just the plugs and sockets which differ.