There are basically two different methods of broadcasting a television show or movie over a fast spread of land. There is analog, the old school way of doing things. And there is digital, the newer better way of doing things. The difference in these two different methods is resolution, which is the quality of the display on a TV when a broadcast is being played through it.

If you continue to read you will see the differences in each of the services and why digital is better than analog, and a lot of the pros of digital.

What is analog satellite TV?

Analog satellite TV is basically the first form of television there was. It's the basic form of transmitting the broadcasted signal to the television at a low quality because of the way pixels were spread across it. An analog television houses fewer pixels than a digital one causing it to have a smaller resolution. An antenna was the first thing used to get the broadcasted signal to the television. The lowest quality of digital television screens is still better resolution than that of the analog television.

What is digital satellite TV?

Digital satellite TV is basically the newer, improved, and better form of television in comparison to the old ways of the analog. Digital screens, which computers utilized first, house a greater number of pixels therefore causing the resolution to be that much greater. Usually dishes and satellite receivers are needed to get the signal from the digital satellite to the television. The highest grade of these screens is ten times the quality of the worlds best analog television screen when things are being displayed on it.

What are the pros of digital satellite TV?

Well first of all there is the high resolution factor! The HDTV has a better one, but that also costs a lot more money to have. You can buy an extremely cheap screen that is digital and have a better quality screen resolution than your highly expensive analog screen that's a little bigger than the digital one. These TVs allow you access to more channels therefore increasing the capabilities of this excellent device.

There are also cons to the digital satellite TV which include, the main one being if the weather is bad sometimes your signal will be lost in the transmission from the satellite to your satellite dish and receiver (this can be a real pain if you are in the middle a game!).