digital cable
Modern TV service
Digital cable is a television service that transmits programming as digital signals rather than analog, typically offering more channels, better picture quality, and interactive features like on-demand content and electronic program guides.
The term usually implies a subscription service from a cable provider: We switched to digital cable to get HD channels.
- HBOPremium cable network
- set-top boxTelevision signal conversion device
- pay-per-viewCharged-admission television content
- on demandWhen requested, immediately provided
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
subscription · video-on-demand · channel lineup · program guide · descrambler · splitter · broadcast · modem · cablecasting · DVR · HDTV · amplifier · signal strength · channel · converter · router · interactive TV · tuner
- cable TVESPN, CNN, HBO, MTV, TNT
- AV CablesHDMI, RCA, VGA, DisplayPort, composite video
digital cablebroadcast television
Free over-the-air programming
free-to-air · rabbit ears · rooftop antenna · satellite TV · streaming
digital cablecord-cutting
Dropping pay television subscriptions
public airwaves · streaming · streaming services · IPTV · Netflix