Satellite is a great option for many families simply because of the variety of programming available, and the inclusion of the much in demand technology of DVR. The two major satellite dish television providers compete heavily with each other, along with a few stragglers coming up the ranks and just earning their stripes.

The major difference between cable and satellite is sometimes the one solid reason families either choose to make the move or not, and that is, cable is underground and the satellite dish is installed on the side of your home or nearby location (garage, fence, car port, etc.). The installer will conduct tests to determine where the best reception is.

However, if you happen to live in a city that experiences some severe weather which includes high winds on a regular basis, you should discuss with your local office of the satellite dish television provider what types of options you have available to better secure your satellite dish so that when the wind kicks up, your dish doesn’t fall down.

These dishes are also notorious for being very sensitive to nearby tree branches that might hit or rub against the dish. Again, this depends on where the dish was installed but if you live in a confined area such as a condo complex or row houses, your chances of having a tree wreaking havoc on your TV reception are pretty high.

However, bad weather aside, satellite TV is as close to entertainment nirvana as you can get. If you can’t find something you want to watch (with hundreds of stations, movies, sports and music, this is pretty unlikely) you can always watch a show that aired yesterday or even last week with a push of a button. This is the new “video on demand” technology (DVR) from your satellite dish television provider that gives you the ability to not only watch any show that has aired, but to watch live TV, pause, rewind, and slow-mo any show (addicting for sports fans!). Forget the tapes and the VCR – this video on demand technology will fulfill dreams you haven’t even had yet!