Owing to the HD Signal Compression, Antennas strike Cable and Satellite

As HDTV is growing bigger and superior and reaching the masses, loopholes or problems associated with the cable and satellite service are coming to the fore, and more people are opting for HDTV, which is offering a way out of the problem of signal compression, not only in America but worldwide as well.

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HD signals are superior as well as large enough, in comparison to signals transmitted via cable or satellite, to fit the bandwidth, for a single pure HD stream at the maximum resolution specification in wide commercial use consumes about 36 times the bandwidth offered by one channel in a modern cable network, therefore, satellite providers compress the signal surprisingly to conserve space and add programming, revealed an article published in Multichannel News.

Richard Schneider, President Terrestrial Digital, a St. Louis-based manufacturer of HDTV antennas, said,

As cable and satellite providers begin adding more channels, each signal will have to be compressed a little more to accommodate. The result will be increasingly less impressive HD pictures and an upset customer base. Television antennas have actually come full circle to again be a relevant component of home entertainment. Consumers are investing in HDTV primarily for the promise of improved picture, and they've come to realize that the best picture available comes from an antenna.

Via: ecoustics