Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Direct Tv - Your Entertainment Solution On Demand

It has been a daunting task for any home entertainment provider to offer the right package, which everyone would enjoy. Choices have to be made as to what channels and programs should be included in that package. With the advent of Direct TV, the viewers have a wider option to choose wide-ranging channels and programs in home entertainment field. Direct TV offers more choice of packages than any other. It provides a large selection of popular programs, bringing in entertainment and educational programs in television catering for every interest.

Direct TV has become very popular in home entertainment, and the subscription counts are quite striking. As of now, it stands to be over 14 million subscribers in the United States. This would mean that Direct TV has come to stay as one of the leading and successful satellite television providers. With the choice of packaged home entertainment programs available, along with its back up customer services, Direct TV has a steady growth in its customer base.

Direct TV has definite advantages over Cable TV, and the foremost is the bandwidth. The limitation on the size of the cable in a Cable TV affects the bandwidth, which in turn disturbs the quality of picture, as well as the audio. Further, noise gets picked up on the way, and without a proper filtration, this contributes to the bad picture quality. The RF or RG6 cables in Cable TV installations produce signal losses, and with improper laying of cables, it may produce 'ghosting' on the TV screen. Direct TV, not only offers a large choice of program packages, but also produces digital quality picture and crystal clear audio.

Besides the number of channels, Direct TV has changed the way you watch TV. On- screen guides virtually has put an end to the need for channel surfing, with display of on-screen program guide, which you can access interactively. It provides you with the facility to read the plot summary of a movie or know about the theme of each TV show, before you decide the program you want to watch. As you decide, you will be taken to that channel with a click of a button. The on-screen listing also displays the programs that are coming up in the future, therefore enabling you to plan ahead.

Direct TV lets you have the feature of 'parental control', so that you can decide which programs your children can watch. The Direct TV technology has brought in this software in their system to protect children from unwanted viewing. By this feature you can block any movie, especially with specific MPAA ratings, or channel, that you think is not suitable to be viewed by the kids that you have at home. Direct TV is a pay per view service. You have the facility to budget your spending by limiting the amount of money that you wish to spend on such viewing. This would not, in any way, affect the way you would want to watch your TV, for the features could be easily turned off by specific passwords.

Direct TV brings to you, the best video presentation ever, with options of having Total Choice Plus package at amazingly $46.99 per month, providing you with the facility to access 185 channels. There are flexibilities in the choices available, and with less than $12.00 a month, a bit of everything is available to you.