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Which is better - cable or satellite?

  • 06-04-2004 7:06pm
    #1
    PK - the king
    Closed Accounts Posts: 294 ✭✭


    As the title says, which is better - digital cable or digital satellite?

    Which is better - digital cable or digital satellite? 1 vote

    DIGITAL CABLE
    0% 0 votes
    DIGITAL SATELLITE
    100% 1 vote


Comments

  • #2
    sharkboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 58 ✭✭sharkboy


    Satellite.


  • #3
    Round Cable
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 828 ✭✭✭Round Cable


    Satellite.

    However for multi room viewing, cable.


  • #4
    John R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,107 ✭✭✭John R


    It very much depends on where you live and what you want.


  • #5
    BrianD
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    Depends where you are, what you want, what you want to pay, who the local service providers for cable and satellite are.

    In the ideal world, I would go for cable over satellite. However, you will never get cable for free unless you steal it and I'm sure other posters will point out that for a once off investment in equipment I can get a heap of TV and radio for free via satellite.


  • #6
    ShaneOC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,092 ✭✭✭ShaneOC


    Originally posted by Round Cable
    Satellite.

    However for multi room viewing, cable.

    Depends on your cable provider. Some areas (eg. Cork City) require a set top box to view cable (yep, even the old analogue stuff) so it is pretty useless for multi room viewing (or for using a video).


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  • #7
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Digital cable never gives multiroom viewing unless:
    1) you watch the SAME channel
    2) Multiple "decoder/receivers"

    Basic analog cable package does, but I've never seen picture quality I'd pay for.

    The poll specifically mentions DIGITAL.


  • #8
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Satellite gives many usefull TV and Radio channels free. Pay TV is an option.

    Cable is Pay only. There is no such thing as Free Digital Cable.


  • #9
    PK - the king
    Closed Accounts Posts: 294 ✭✭PK - the king


    I would have to say myself, cable is probably the best. It offers a good selection of uk terrestrials, and is relatively low priced eg. if I want a second digital connection with ntl I pay €11.50, with chorus €15 or with sky a whopper €20!!! I know digital cable may not provide the best quality, but I would be inclined to go towards cable myself. I was hoping to move to digital satellite, but the very fact that bbc 3 and bbc 4 dont have epg listings is a bit of a put off, and the fact the utv/itv1 and channel 4 are not there is a big turn off too.


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