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There are two important characteristics that recommend satellite
radio as a service most people would like to have in their vehicles or
homes: quality and content. When talking about quality we mostly refer
to how clear the sound output is from satellite radio when compare to
terrestrial radio broadcasts. Content, on the other hand, refers to the
quality of the transited material. This is where the two giants in the
satellite radio industry ? Sirius and XM Radio ? battle it out. The
quality of the receivers and the technologies they both use are
similar, but the difference can be made when it comes to exclusive high
quality content. Let?s have a look at both the satellite radio quality
and content characteristics:
Broadcasting quality
The broadcast quality is, when put in numbers, of 128kb/s 44.1khz
for both digital radio service providers. This is the equivalent of CD
quality. Although the coverage of satellite radio, which is far
superior to what any terrestrial radio station can deliver, is an
important factor, the quality of the sound is what brought Sirius and
XM Radio more subscribers. There are many similarities to the way
digital television worked or how cable TV has over 80% of the US
population as subscribers, although they can receive free programming
using UHF and VHF antennas. It?s the same with satellite radio ?
although one can get free terrestrial radio, satellite radio comes at
an affordable price and offer a broadcasting quality that is superior
to analog radio. Also keep in mind that satellite radio is commercial
free ? and this is huge selling point.... READ THE REST - CLICK HERE
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