The days of flipping through the same three or four channels and settling on one of the few major networks available are gone. Today, cable and satellite TV providers boast networks with hundreds of channels, On Demand programming and DVR recording capabilities. So how do you know if cable or satellite TV is better for […]

High definition is here to stay. Ten years ago, the format was out of reach for most basic cable and satellite TV subscribers. Finding an HDTV for under a couple thousand dollars was nearly impossible. But today, the tide has shifted and a 32″ flat screen LCD can be found for under $400.
If you have […]

Standard definition TV (SDTV) has been dealt a seemingly fatal blow. HDTV is making more and more inroads into the living rooms of consumers around the nation. What’s the deal with HDTV? Why the big fuss over simple television programming? What does this form of TV offer you and your family? HDTV may be the […]

DIRECTV HD vs. Dish Network TurboHD
It is no wonder Dish Network is on a massive media blitz right now. It is NFL Sunday Ticket season which is exclusive to DIRECTV. Dish Network is focusing on their HD packages in order to grab a hold of some of the market that is dominated by […]

DIRECTV HD Programming
DIRECTV dealt another blow to Dish Network today as it successfully placed its latest satellite into orbit. The communications satellite, DIRECTV-11, is in the proper orbit and is operational. This exciting news comes less then a week after Dish Network failed to set its own HD satellite (AMC-14) into the proper […]

“Burn baby burn”, that was in the minds of Dish Network’s launch team last Friday (March 14th 2008) when their orbit insertion booster quit 2 minutes and 13 seconds early.  The insertion booster was delivering the new AMC-14 satellite for Dish Network which would expand its high definition programming by 42%.  There is a possibility […]