The Film Experience at Home

For many years, watching a movie on television was definitely second-choice to watching it in a theater. Not so long ago, most theaters featured very large screens, great sound and wonderful seating and snacks. Today, more often than not, you not only get great sound quality for your movie, but some of the sound from the movie in the next theater over, as well; you get seats that couldn't comfortably fit any adult; and you get snacks that are extravagant only in price. Fortunately, as the theater experience has degraded, the home theater experience has improved.

Subscription television services offer many different ways to see the latest films, very soon after they've been released. With the ever-dropping prices of home theater equipment providing motivation, many consumers have chosen to take their films at home, at their own leisure, without all the expenses and hassles that come with going to the theater.

Satellite television offers the latest releases in the best possible format and is a natural choice for those looking for a subscription service worthy of a home theater. Cable television, which has been losing customers to satellite consistently over the past several years, simply cannot compete with what satellite has to offer.

First, there are far more choices on satellite. Premium movie channels, pay per view and on-demand programming all offer different ways to access great entertainment. These channels do not lag far behind the theaters in acquiring the newest films and, quite often, they offer classic material which is still a great joy to watch.

Satellite broadcasts in digital which means that the picture quality is excellent and that the reception is generally flawless. For those with high definition televisions, cable does not offer nearly as many selections in high definition from which to choose and their picture quality, in general, is not as sharp. Add to this that cable is a "grid" system where the reception of any one subscriber's signal is dependent upon the entire grid being functional and it's easy to see that cable is simply not as reliable.

Setting up a home theater is great fun and, owing to the price of technology always dropping, is no longer a particularly expensive endeavor. Simply adding satellite television is a great enhancement to any viewer's equipment and, with satellite, the equipment required to connect is free!

As theaters and cable companies follow the same old, tired trend of reducing services, quality and, at the same time, raising their rates, satellite is well-positioned to become the standard in how people get their entertainment. Given that over 20 million consumers have chosen to subscribe to satellite already, it would seem that cable and theaters have already suffered because of what satellite has to offer. Taking advantage of it yourself is a very easy affair. The equipment you need will be provided, the dish is very small and the whole installation will be handled by experienced technicians. Unlike cable, the satellite company won't charge you for hookup, either.