Cable Verses Satellite
ENG 121
November 3, 2005
Comparison and Contrast Essay
Cable Verses Satellite
Introduction:
There are more households today which have televisions and computers than at any time in history. Nowadays in order to watch a good movie on television, you have to have something other then local channels. Years ago you could catch a good movie at night on the television. Now the way things are, you can’t just get away with local channels. You need to have a cable or satellite service. Before you go out and pay for a service, you need to know what to look for. In order to see the different you must look at cable and satellite side by side in order to get the best service for your money.
Topic 1 Sentence: Detail 1:
Someone may ask what is the advantage to having cable instead of satellite? Cable offers you up to 248 channels of digital programming all day and night. With cable you are able to receive all your signals now with a digital signal instead of the old analog signal. With this you get a clearer picture than the old normal clouded and hard to see picture. You are able to receive all local stations without the use of rabbit ears or an antenna. You are able to connect a component like a VCR or stereo system up to your cable box, which allows you to be able to tape shows you miss or listen to your shows through your stereo system. You are able to filter out stations you don’t want the kids to watch. Detail 2:
The disadvantages to cable is that you cannot filter out everything that is played on cable. These shows are rating for violence, sex, dialogue and language that you are not able to block others to see. Even though you can block the movie or general audience rating, there are others like cartoon shows that have violence and dialogue that you cannot block for younger viewers. In order to get every channel, you are going to pay for it. Basic service runs you about $41.99, which includes channels 2 thru
November 3, 2005
Comparison and Contrast Essay
Cable Verses Satellite
Introduction:
There are more households today which have televisions and computers than at any time in history. Nowadays in order to watch a good movie on television, you have to have something other then local channels. Years ago you could catch a good movie at night on the television. Now the way things are, you can’t just get away with local channels. You need to have a cable or satellite service. Before you go out and pay for a service, you need to know what to look for. In order to see the different you must look at cable and satellite side by side in order to get the best service for your money.
Topic 1 Sentence: Detail 1:
Someone may ask what is the advantage to having cable instead of satellite? Cable offers you up to 248 channels of digital programming all day and night. With cable you are able to receive all your signals now with a digital signal instead of the old analog signal. With this you get a clearer picture than the old normal clouded and hard to see picture. You are able to receive all local stations without the use of rabbit ears or an antenna. You are able to connect a component like a VCR or stereo system up to your cable box, which allows you to be able to tape shows you miss or listen to your shows through your stereo system. You are able to filter out stations you don’t want the kids to watch. Detail 2:
The disadvantages to cable is that you cannot filter out everything that is played on cable. These shows are rating for violence, sex, dialogue and language that you are not able to block others to see. Even though you can block the movie or general audience rating, there are others like cartoon shows that have violence and dialogue that you cannot block for younger viewers. In order to get every channel, you are going to pay for it. Basic service runs you about $41.99, which includes channels 2 thru