When everyone has HD TV or cable/dish and we get a storm - how will everyone get reception on their TVs?

Question

Right now, when we get a storm I don't get dish/satellite reception. When everyone has HD will we lose reception during bad storms? How will people be able to know what weather is coming? I have heard with dish/cable you don't need a HD converter box. But will my TV still lose reception during storms?

Answer 1

HDTV has nothing to do with the way it is received. It can be received by outdoor antenna, cable or satellite. The only one of those three methods that fails during a storm is satellite. I use my outdoor antenna to receive HDTV from local stations, and cable for all other reception. I gave up on satellite reception several years ago because of the storm problem.

Answer 2

Only cable and internet protocol television (IPTV) can work during thunderstorms if the power to those systems and your TV does not fail.  Digital over the air (SDTV and HDTV) may improve reception once all stations transmit at their full rated power levels after the transition.  But it really helps if people get the best antenna for their reception area.  As for satellite that has to do with the small dish.  You might want to get an antenna to see if you can get local signals with a converter box or you might want to invest in a radio or weather radio for the storm information.  Radio still works and it lasts a lot longer on batteries than any portable TV.

Answer 3

Satellites are 22,000 miles away floating above the equator.

The signal to and from satellite must travel through the entire atmosphere and all the weather in it.

Regular Over the air TV stations will not have such a problem being within 30-40 Miles.