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Cable Television
A cable television is a system that distributes television signals by means of fiber-optic or coaxial cables. Cable television systems started in the United States in the late 1940s to enhance reception in hilly and remote areas, where broadcast signals were weak.
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Where can I watch Joel Osteen on TV?
9:00 am,Sundays. The channel is either fox 5 or my9 , Try the links below.
Where is the comcast schedule viewable at?
One can find the Comcast schedule on Comcast's official website. One can use the site's filter option to view the listings of their favorite channels, shows and movies.
Did old televisions have cable plugs?
No. They had two screws for VHF and two screws for UHF. The screws were for the two wires from each antenna.
Satellite TV service compare cable TV?
Home satellite services and cable companies take their programming off of satellites. That being said, the cable companies may receive their programming from different satellites located in orbit at different locations. That's what the cable company's `head end' has an array of receiving dishes at their site. Then they combine the signals and send it through wire cables to the receivers in your home.
With satellite TV, they too receive their programming of of the various satellites, but then return it up to their own satellites where they then directly retransmit the channels back down to you.
If you've ever seen a cable company's earth station (head end) you'll also notice that they have much larger dishes for reception than those who own home satellite set-ups. Their dishes need to be at least 5 meters across and sometimes, quite larger (for C-band systems as compared to the Ku-band systems) whereas a home receiving dish will be approximately 18" in diameter.
The larger dish of course, at the cable company, captures more of the satellites signal. The advantages of this is that in heavy rain or snow conditions, they're still able to receive the information and provide a video signal. With the smaller dishes, they're prone to having the signals blocked by heavy rain or snow and consequently, you could lose some, if not all of your signal. This fortunately has been corrected to some extent by satellites that retransmit with higher power than say, 10 years ago. The downtime due to heavy weather is minimal though, and averages probably less than one or two percent per year, on average.
I've had cable, DirecTV and Dish network, and the interruptions to weather aren't that significant here in the midwest. Do I prefer it over cable? Yes. Mainly because cable systems can be noisy at times because of poor connections and aging cables. Of course, that impacts the digital signals a lot less than the analog signals and soon it'll be a moot point.
What it really comes down to, is in the selection of the availability programming and fees. Used to be that cable offered one or two HBO options for around 10-11 dollars a month. Satellite systems offered the complete HBO lineup for the same amount (I think it was around 7 available channels at the time) for the same amount. That may have changed, so I can't make that claim any longer.
Satellite seems to be a few dollars less expensive than cable, too. And I'm happy to report, that out of the last 15 years I've been on satellite, I've never had to call the company to have them come out and fix anything.
A lot of the choices you'll make will probably be depending on program options, price and availability. There are some situations where satellite systems will not work because the dish has to point to the southern sky. If buildings, trees or other obstructions are in the way, your only choice may be cable.
Whatever you do, before you buy, do your research. Take the time to visit the various web pages of the satellite providers as well as the cable company. Do some comparison shopping and choose what you like best.
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Here is a website that I used to compare. Its pretty objective and compares Satellite to cable as well as lists some providers for both services. http://www.dishtvreviews.com/
What happends to the TV satellite when the TV screen turns staticy?
If your TV goes to a blue, black or "static - fuzzy" screen it is most likely due to your Television not being tuned to the correct channel for your Satellite TV receiver. If you have Dish Network, and do not have HD and have a single tuner receiver, your TV is usually tuned to channel '3' on your television. If you have a Dish Network Duo receiver that services two televisions, TV2 is usually tuned to either channel 60 or channel 73. You may also want to make sure your satellite is turned on - You can tell your satellite receiver is if the lights on the front panel are lit up.
How do you turn a normal tv into HDTV?
Standard definition TV's really can't be changed into anything other than what they are. In other words, there's no conversion kits, etc. But a standard definition TV can still use the digital HDTV signals with the use of a converter box on your antenna system, Dish or DirectTV RF output jacks, etc. The picture, even though converted, will still generally look better than a standard analog signal just because there's quite a bit more information in the signal allowing your analog TV to wowrk at it's maximum capabilities.
Planet Green was the name of the network that was formally called Discovery Home. It changed its name again to Destination America.
What are the main German TV channels called?
Not sure which are the "main" channels but Dish Network satellite has German programming including: Deutsche Welle (DW-TV) , EuroNews, German Kino Plus, My Sports Germany and Prosiebensat.1 Welt.
What is meant by micro home audio system?
it is a shelf audio system meant for a single small room like bed room with limited but quality sound output
Where is closed caption located?
The company CAPTIONS inc. has offices in New York and Los Angles and other locations as well. There are other companies do this kind of work.
What channel is spike tv in Philippines?
Some of my friends said it's channel 125 if u have the sky cable or somethin'
What television show starts with a B?
Bonanza, Bewitched, The Benny Hill Show, The Brady Bunch, The Bob Newhart Show and Beverly Hills 90210 were TV shows. They begin with the letter B.
What channels are featured on WWITV?
WWiTV is an online service that allows users to find free streaming television content. Hundreds of channels are available for viewing. Some of the English-language channels broadcasting on WWiTV include Wildlife Channel (documentaries), Fox News (live news), Unravel Travel (Irish travel channel), and Old Cartoons (public domain cartoons).
Why must the outer conductor be separated from the inner one when using coaxial cable?
No signals can pass along a coaxial cable if the outer conductor is not kept electrically separate from the inner one.
Along the entire length of the cable the inner conduuctor and outer shield must never be connected together anywhere because, if they get joined together, the signals will be shorted-out.
What do Gunther and Tinka call themselves?
I'm Gunther, and I'm Tinka, and we are the HENNESHEFERS!!!
I think you are referring to the practice of burying cables underground, rather than stringing the wires on poles above the ground. The reason some people (and some countries) prefer to place the cables underground is that when there is a bad storm, like a hurricane, people won't lose power because the cable won't be blown down by the wind. Burying cable underground is expensive, however, and as a result, many cities continue to have telephone wires and cable above ground, attached to poles.
Black as a "color" is the equal absorption of all frequencies of visible light, creating the maximum contrast to white, which is the reflection of all visible color frequencies.
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Black cannot be generated by a colored light source. The term "black light" refers to a light source that generates light (primarily) in the ultraviolet part of the spectrum.
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For LIGHT, black is not a color, it is the absence of all colors.
For SURFACES, black is a combination of all colors (none are reflected).
For PAINT, it is a mixture of complementary colors in the proper proportions.
