I am currently looking into how I will receive TV channels in the future. Is a satellite system with coaxial cables still considered modern here, or has the approach changed? Receiving via the internet or distributing satellite signals through network cables? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each system?
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Knallkörper1 May 2018 09:37I don't know how you’re supposed to manage without satellite. Nowadays, you can probably watch VOD content from Prime, Netflix, and so on on any TV device. Public broadcasters can be streamed live and for free through their apps. Netflix and others offer Ultra HD content. IPTV can be added, but it’s optional. Satellite only provides linear TV and no Ultra HD, so for me it’s outdated and at most a supplement for people who aren’t satisfied with public broadcasters.
We also installed satellite, with a total of 7 outlets (two in the living room, bedroom, two children's rooms, office, guest room). Currently, only one satellite receiver is connected in the living room. The TV in the bedroom does not support satellite, so I would need an additional receiver there as well.
Overall, we watch regular TV for maybe one or two hours per month. Whether that will ever change is questionable. If so, it would be because of Sky, which I currently use via Sky Go on the smart TV.
I thought about having it installed for a long time, but now I wonder if I could have saved the expense. However, it is also about the resale value for me. We have already decided against the traditional telecom connection, using only cable for internet and phone.
For us, the matter is settled, but I can understand anyone who decides to do without it. If children come along, they will grow up with Netflix and similar services, and linear TV is unlikely to interest them anymore. For us, it probably does not pay off, but whether this will ever change remains to be seen.
Overall, we watch regular TV for maybe one or two hours per month. Whether that will ever change is questionable. If so, it would be because of Sky, which I currently use via Sky Go on the smart TV.
I thought about having it installed for a long time, but now I wonder if I could have saved the expense. However, it is also about the resale value for me. We have already decided against the traditional telecom connection, using only cable for internet and phone.
For us, the matter is settled, but I can understand anyone who decides to do without it. If children come along, they will grow up with Netflix and similar services, and linear TV is unlikely to interest them anymore. For us, it probably does not pay off, but whether this will ever change remains to be seen.
With Netflix and similar services, there is no need to argue about how to receive TV channels nowadays. Satellite TV is by far the most economical and technically superior solution.
Especially web TV services like Zattoo, Magine, etc., are not equivalent substitutes. You can have 3 to 5 devices, but you can only watch on two at the same time. Of course, not the same channel multiple times; sometimes not even from the same programming group (for example, TLC and DMAX cannot be watched simultaneously on Zattoo).
Magine offers only stereo sound; Waipu works well only with a smartphone or tablet as the receiver and then "casts" via Chromecast or Fire TV to the TV. And the picture quality is not worth mentioning—what they sell as SD and HD is disappointing compared to cable, and especially satellite.
I have never used Vodafone TV. Telekom’s Entertain is good, but the requirement for a dedicated receiver for every TV is a no-go.
If you don’t watch TV, that’s fine. But if you do, satellite is by far the best choice.
Especially web TV services like Zattoo, Magine, etc., are not equivalent substitutes. You can have 3 to 5 devices, but you can only watch on two at the same time. Of course, not the same channel multiple times; sometimes not even from the same programming group (for example, TLC and DMAX cannot be watched simultaneously on Zattoo).
Magine offers only stereo sound; Waipu works well only with a smartphone or tablet as the receiver and then "casts" via Chromecast or Fire TV to the TV. And the picture quality is not worth mentioning—what they sell as SD and HD is disappointing compared to cable, and especially satellite.
I have never used Vodafone TV. Telekom’s Entertain is good, but the requirement for a dedicated receiver for every TV is a no-go.
If you don’t watch TV, that’s fine. But if you do, satellite is by far the best choice.
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Knallkörper1 May 2018 11:09Alex85 schrieb:
When it comes to receiving TV channels nowadays, there's no need to argue about Netflix and similar services. Satellite TV is clearly the most economical and technically superior solution.I personally find the ZDF app better than satellite TV. Because they have combined the live streaming and on-demand libraries very well, and the quality is excellent. It’s not as good with commercial channels, of course, but who really watches that stuff anymore?
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