How to Get Digital Satellite
In order to watch digital satellite TV, you will need a satellite dish which will enable you to receive digital signals. You will also need a set top box in order to de-code the signal and a TV that can receive the signals from the box and display them to you. Additionally, you will need to pay a subscription fee if you want to view certain channels like sports or movies. You will need the expert help of a satellite dish installer to help you.
Channels that are available via digital satellite are also available via digital cable, so it makes sense to check what options are available in your area and to compare the prices of the different services before you pick which one to go with. Consult with a respectable TV aerial installation company for more advice on this.
Installing a Dish
Setting up a satellite dish requires the expertise of professional dish installers and of course the equipment itself so it's not something you can do yourself. Just like analogue satellite TV, digital satellite TV needs only a small dish for one household. Some can receive a digital television signal from just one satellite, whilst others can receive signals from several satellites. A reputable TV aerial installer will be able to advise you on which works for you according to the area that you live.
The satellite dish is usually fixed to a wall or roof of your house. Satellite installers will choose the right location and will ensure that the dish has a clear line of sight to the satellite. If you do not approve of the location that your TV aerial installer has chosen, you should speak with him as it may be possible to change the setting.
Set-Top Box
You will need to buy a set-top box that can de-code the digital television signals received by the satellite dish. Research these carefully as they are all different and have various features and benefits. You may want to consider such things as whether your set-top box will have recording facilities so that you can record your favourite TV programmes. You may also want to check the available storage space for TV programmes.
Free or Paid Services?
Once the satellite dish installers have completed their work and you have your set-top box in place, you need to choose which levels of programmes to watch. You can currently receive free satellite TV programmes from both Sky and Freesat. Freesat was set up by the BBC and ITV in order to make digital TV available for free throughout the UK.
Sky gives you the option to add on various paid package subscriptions for example with sports or movies. Freesat currently does not have the option to add on paid for services.
Obtaining digital satellite TV can be a quick and easy process if you speak to the right people. Contact an expert satellite dish installer for advice about fitting your dish or speak with a TV aerial installer for all other general queries.
Channels that are available via digital satellite are also available via digital cable, so it makes sense to check what options are available in your area and to compare the prices of the different services before you pick which one to go with. Consult with a respectable TV aerial installation company for more advice on this.
Installing a Dish
Setting up a satellite dish requires the expertise of professional dish installers and of course the equipment itself so it's not something you can do yourself. Just like analogue satellite TV, digital satellite TV needs only a small dish for one household. Some can receive a digital television signal from just one satellite, whilst others can receive signals from several satellites. A reputable TV aerial installer will be able to advise you on which works for you according to the area that you live.
The satellite dish is usually fixed to a wall or roof of your house. Satellite installers will choose the right location and will ensure that the dish has a clear line of sight to the satellite. If you do not approve of the location that your TV aerial installer has chosen, you should speak with him as it may be possible to change the setting.
Set-Top Box
You will need to buy a set-top box that can de-code the digital television signals received by the satellite dish. Research these carefully as they are all different and have various features and benefits. You may want to consider such things as whether your set-top box will have recording facilities so that you can record your favourite TV programmes. You may also want to check the available storage space for TV programmes.
Free or Paid Services?
Once the satellite dish installers have completed their work and you have your set-top box in place, you need to choose which levels of programmes to watch. You can currently receive free satellite TV programmes from both Sky and Freesat. Freesat was set up by the BBC and ITV in order to make digital TV available for free throughout the UK.
Sky gives you the option to add on various paid package subscriptions for example with sports or movies. Freesat currently does not have the option to add on paid for services.
Obtaining digital satellite TV can be a quick and easy process if you speak to the right people. Contact an expert satellite dish installer for advice about fitting your dish or speak with a TV aerial installer for all other general queries.