Without paying a company to do it?
2007-09-23 16:42:39 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ TVs
So why do stores sell those big huge satelite dishes to put in your yard?
2007-09-23 17:15:20 · update #1
No. Satellite signals are scrambled (encrypted), so you need a key to decrypt them. The key is provided by the Sat. company, for a monthly fee.
Why do stores sell them? Because they get a cut from the satellite companies.
The only thing "free" is off-the-air TV via an antenna. But you only get a few channels and lots of commercials.
2007-09-23 18:19:19 · answer #1 · answered by TV guy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Several thing: - Flatscreen HDTVs generally do a poor job with SD programming (often it looks worse than on a SDTV). - HD is 720p or 1080i vs SD which is 480i ... HD is MUCH better, and the MUCH preferred input for HDTVs - HDMI can carry HD audio and video not possible by other formats, BUT won't do ANYTHING to improve SD video. (BTW, you don't say what the HDMI cable you propose to use will connect. It isn't applicable to a stand alone HDTV???) The extra $10/mo is, in my view, worth it. You will get a MUCH better picture (and while you claim only 16 channels are available I'll bet that 90% or more of what you watch is available on those channels. For the other 10% you can watch in SD) -
2016-05-17 07:42:03 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you get caught with a satellite dish receiver, you have to pay for service.
2007-09-23 16:50:33 · answer #3 · answered by newyorkgal71 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋