Dishing On Dbs

May, 1997

Direct broadcast satellite dishes are popping up everywhere--from the rooftops of suburbia and the windowsills of urban towers. Most are no bigger than the average pizza, yet all are mighty enough to pick, up signals from 22,000 miles in space. The allure is obvious: DBS systems deliver crystal-clear digital pictures and CD-quality sound, plus enough programming to satisfy even the most insatiable couch potato--up to four times what you can get on cable.How prolific are direct broadcast satellit...