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How Does Satellite TV DIRECTV Work?
DIRECTV HD Satellite TV Dish satellites are placed into a geosynchronous orbit approximately 37,000 km (22,300 miles) above the earth's surface. These satellites always remain above the exact same point on the earth's surface so that all DIRECTV HD Satellite TV Dish subscriber dishes on the earth's surface at subscribers' homes, offices, restaurants, clubs, etc. are pointed to the same fixed DIRECTV HD Satellite TV Dish satellite location.DIRECTV HD Satellite TV Dish shows, movies, music, pay-per-view, events, etc. are broadcast from an "uplink center" on the earth's surface where programming from cable television networks, local TV stations,and other entertainment broadcast networks is collected and encrypted so that the programming cannot be viewed by non-DIRECTV HD Satellite TV Dish satellite dish owners. The DIRECTV HD Satellite TV Dish satellite uplink facility uses large satellite dishes that are 9 to 12 meters wide to transmit a high-strength signal to the orbiting DIRECTV HD Satellite TV Dish satellite.
Upon receiving the signal containing entertainment programs from the "uplink center," the DIRECTV HD Satellite TV Dish satellite converts the microsave signal to a different microwave frequency band to ensure that the downlink to the DIRECTV HD Satellite TV Dish subscribers dishes are not affected by uplink interference.
After traveling more than 50,000 miles, the DIRECTV HD Satellite TV Dish signal will reach a DIRECTV HD Satellite TV Dish subscriber's dish located on the outside of the subscriber's home, office, or facility. The signal received from the DIRECTV HD Satellite TV Dish satellite is focussed by a bowl-shaped parabolic dish onto a device in the center of the dish called a "feed horn." The "feed horn" channels the DIRECTV HD Satellite TV Dish satellite microwave signal to a "low-noise block downconverter" (LNB). The LNB again filters out unwanted interference, and sometimes converts it to another frequency at the subscriber's location before amplifying the signal and sending it via coaxial cable to the satellite receiver box located inside the DIRECTV HD Satellite TV Dish subscriber's house, office, or facility.
A DIRECTV HD Satellite TV Dish satellite receiver box converts the signal to television, audio, High Definition (HD) and/or data signals and may be may be equipped to decrypt the coded signal itself. Subscribers may be supplied with a "smart card" as well to decode the signal.
DIRECTV HD Satellite TV Dish receivers also include integrated digital video recorders (DVRs) that allow subscribers to rewind and pause live television and to record and store shows on a built-in hard drive. In addition, DIRECTV HD Satellite TV Dish receivers offer high-definition television (HDTV), pay-per-view events and movies, interactive television channels, and video-on-demand (VOD) channels.
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