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Full View C-Band vs. DSS
 
 
 
Keep on enjoying all the benefits of your big dish: the choices, the picture quality, the entertainment value, the freedom. The 4DTV receiver will make you appreciate your big dish even more, thanks to its ability to receive crystal clear digital video signals and advanced user features such as its Interactive Program Guide.
 

Full View C-Band vs. DSS

C-Band

  • 24 satellites to look at, requires dish movement.
  • 6' minimum antenna size.
  • 300+ Channels Analog, 100+ Digital Channels.
  • Approximately 6000 Channel Capacity, Analog / Digital (4DTV).
  • Audio / Music Only, 100+ FREE.
  • Pay Per View Movie Channels (10 - Analog / 50 - Digital).
  • All Basic Pay Channels, East & West Coast Feeds.
  • Religious Channels, FREE, at least 8.
  • 5 Superstations.
  • 500 minimum, in-the-clear (FREE) syndicated feeds, from networks, Plus WB and UPN.
  • Foreign Channels, like German, Arabian, etc.
  • Analog Picture - Broadcast Quality (Best Picture).
  • Dolby® Digital Sound

DSS

  • Three satellites to look at, requires no dish movement.
  • 18" Antenna.
  • About 200 Digital Channels.
  • About 250 Channel Capacity (Digital)
  • 32 Digital Audio Channels (part of subscription).
  • Approximately 50 Pay Per View Digital Movie Channels.
  • Many Basic Pay Channels, No Feeds.
  • One Religious Program.
  • One Superstation.
  • No News and Sports Feeds.
  • No Foreign Channels.
  • Digital Picture - Good Quality, better than cable.

A Digital Picture is a picture that has been compressed to allow more channels to be broadcast in a limited amount of space and then uncompressed so you can view them on your TV. Most DSS digital signals start out as a C-Band analog signal!
 
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