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Boaters and motorists were the first to embrace the use of a portable satellite TV in distant locations. Is television really necessary everywhere we go? Well, a portable satellite TV deals with the boredom of traveling on the highway for hours, and it also fills your evenings when it is just too dark outside to do something, and yet too early to go to bed.

Users of portable satellite TV services pay according to a special package that includes the access to a number of programs available through the satellite broadcasting system. The pocket dish, which is another name for the portable satellite TV, gets the signal for the transfer of the programs you want to watch. Depending on the producer, the models come with multiple sizes for the LCD screens varying from two to seven inches. $599 for a 7-inch portable satellite TV is a little fortune, but cheaper products could be  found according to the various technical features and options specific to the model you intend to purchase.

DirectTV created the Sat-Go model of portable satellite TV that is better than all its predecessors; all the design peculiarities catch the eye, even if at a first glance, this mobile device looks like a briefcase. In the package you’ll find everything necessary for the working of the system: the dish, the tuner, and the 17-inch display that is built in. Compatibility with AC and DC power sources is not a problem, and you can connect the portable satellite TV whether you are in motion or not. The unit costs $1,499, and it will be available with retailers too.

There are three types of portable satellite TV, classified by functionality level. Thus, some devices only work when you are parked and find the satellite signal manually; then an automated variant aligns the system by a simple touch of a button while parked or docked. Last but not least, the most modern variant of portable satellite TV is the onewith a fully automated system included for tracking and aligning with the satellites at all times. Such a system may also be upgraded to a weather resistant variant that allows the preservation of the signal even when it pours outside.

Satellite TV services represent the main alternative to individual antennas or cable networks, but they do require some equipment and installation. People choose to join the world of satellite TV services because of the very wide perspective they have access to: one stays informed about all the events at the international level by means of hundreds of programs, not to mention the fun part of watching satellite tv. The number one American satellite TV providers are DirectTV, DISH Network, VOOM and HughesNet Satellite Internet; they all have individual policies, advantageous prices and almost identical packages in terms of programming, but they are far from being the same thing.

Some independent retailers of satellite TV services are preferred over well-known national companies since they often dare to offer a more attractive variety of packages that include not only free receivers and high definition TV but free installation and equipment as well as trial access to premium programs that are not included in the monthly bill. There are more independent services than national providers, but the truth is that you can find things to your liking in all promotions. Competition is the one to set the rules, and though there is room enough for everyone, the fight remains tight.

For a carefree use of satellite TV services, don’t hesitate to turn to a professional for the configuration and the installation of the dish system with the receiver included. Why not do it yourself? You could go for the DIY variant, but it could be really difficult to mount and aim the dish correctly, not to mention the possible inability to configure the receiver properly. If you have a look on TV guides, you’ll see that most of them recommend that the technical part of the satellite TV services be covered by an expert in the field and companies usually have technicians hired to do the job.

The use of satellite TV services has reached such an extent that more than thirty million people are now using satellite dishes for television programs reception. The signal sent by a ground uplink reaches the satellite and is resent back in a different mode and received by the dish. The main American satellite television providers rely on their own ground stations and satellites to operate. Without a prior compression of the data coming from the broadcasters, a retransmission would be impossible. The role of the dish in all this is to capture the signal from the satellite and amplify it adequately for the userso that after decoding it generates sound and picture.