Preface

Satellite dishes, once a popular device for receiving television signals, carried the joy and expectations of countless families. Even though the country had banned their installation at the time, some people still used them secretly.

However, with the changes of the times, satellite dishes have gradually faded out of people's sight, and now they are no longer people's first choice.

What is the reason behind this? Is it the inevitable result of technological progress, or has people's lifestyles changed?

Satellite dish when I was a kid

Many people born after 2000 may not have heard of the term satellite dish, but people in the 80s and 90s still remember it clearly. The entertainment facilities at that time were not as complete as they are today.

The only entertainment to pass the time was watching TV, but television was not very developed at that time. If a family had a large color TV, they would be very rich.

Cable TV was extremely popular in that era, but it had a drawback, which was that users needed to pay fees over a long period of time, which was a considerable expense for an ordinary family who spent a lot of money to buy a TV.

The emergence of satellite dishes has solved this problem very well. You only need to buy a set of satellite dishes to receive signals and watch TV. Comparatively speaking, the cost is not as much as cable TV.

Therefore, many families at that time chose to install satellite dishes, and users could complete the installation by themselves without the help of professionals. They just had to make sure the satellite dish was placed in a higher position.

Moreover, satellite dishes can receive numerous TV channels, covering multiple domestic channels and some international channels. Around 2000, the domestic TV program options were relatively limited.

Now thinking back to the popular programs at that time, I think the most watched ones were the Youth Channel and the Movie Channel, followed by the on-demand channel, where you could request songs.

But satellite dishes can receive a variety of programs from all over the world. This convenience and diversity make it useful even in remote mountainous areas or places with poor signals, bringing television signals to the folks there and allowing everyone to watch rich and colorful TV programs.

Although satellite dishes can receive many foreign channels and bring fresh content and different perspectives to some people, the state has expressly prohibited their private installation and use. There are many reasons behind this.

Satellite dishes are generally installed at high places so that they can better receive signals. However, this also brings some safety hazards. For example, in severe weather such as strong winds and heavy rain, if the satellite dish is not fixed firmly enough, it may fall and hit objects or people below, causing danger.

In the past, because there were no strict standards for installing satellite dishes, some people might make mistakes when installing them themselves, which could lead to electrical leakage or the risk of fire, thus posing a hidden danger to the safety of the home.

Although satellite dishes allow people to watch various foreign programs, broaden their horizons and understand the outside world, doing so also brings some risks.

When the state has expressly prohibited their installation, satellite dishes receive uncensored channels that often contain incorrect negative information , including some harmful remarks .

For children with low cultural level or who have just started school and have not yet established correct values, it will have a negative impact on their thinking. Over time, it will penetrate from the bottom and cause irreversible impact.

It may even be used by some foreign forces to spread information that is detrimental to social stability. In addition to these, satellite dishes may also affect aircraft communications.

The satellite dish looks like a half sphere and is a large "dish" specifically used to receive signals. However, its signal reception ability is sometimes affected by the weather. For example, when it rains or snows, the signal may deteriorate and watching TV will not be so smooth.

In rainy weather, signal quality may degrade or even be interrupted. More importantly, the presence of satellite dishes may interfere with aviation communications and navigation systems, posing a potential threat to aviation safety.

No satellite dish in sight

No matter how popular satellite dishes were in the past, they are no longer seen in every household today. One of the most important reasons for this is that the country is developing rapidly and satellite dishes are no longer needed.

People use satellite dishes because there are no other low-cost entertainment options. Watching TV can not only relieve fatigue, but also enrich people's horizons. Whether it is popular science programs or legal programs, these were not available in the past.

It was not until the emergence of the word "Internet" that people began to understand the concept of surfing the Internet. By surfing the Internet, they can learn any knowledge they want to know. Slowly, cable TV was phased out and replaced by LCD TVs, and then by today's large-screen projection TVs.

As technology continues to advance, people's entertainment options are gradually becoming more diverse. The popularity of smartphones has led more people to watch TV, play games, and socialize on their phones.

Gradually, satellite dishes lost their value. Today, it is difficult to find satellite dishes in China's major cities and most rural areas.

Instead, more advanced and convenient TV reception methods such as cable and Internet TV have replaced them. Only in some remote areas or island areas, due to insufficient network signal coverage or limited economic conditions, there are still a small number of satellite dishes.

In the past, due to the relative scarcity of material life, people’s demand for entertainment was relatively low. The emergence of satellite dishes provided people with a low-cost, cost-effective way of entertainment.

However, the hidden dangers behind it are often greater than the value it brings. This is why the country has issued a clear ban on the installation of satellite dishes. But after people tasted the sweetness at that time, many families were still reluctant to discard satellite dishes.

Now that people's lives are getting better and better, the demand for entertainment is also increasing, so people not only want to watch TV programs, but also hope that the programs are of higher quality and richer variety.

With the development of technology, more advanced and convenient ways to watch TV such as cable TV and Internet TV have emerged. Gradually, satellite dishes are no longer so popular, and many people are starting to turn to these new ways of watching TV.

As laws and regulations become more and more complete, even people in their fifties and sixties have begun to care about the news and national affairs, and more and more people are aware of the safety hazards and adverse consequences of satellite dishes.

They began to consciously stop using satellite dishes and instead choose safer and more legally compliant methods of TV reception. This change not only shows that everyone's legal awareness has increased, but also reflects the improvement of the level of civilization in society as a whole.

Conclusion

From the gradual improvement of people's living conditions, to the increasing demand for entertainment activities, to higher requirements for information security and quality of life, people's options are becoming more and more numerous and diverse.

In the future, with the continuous innovation and development of science and technology, people's lives will become more colorful. Under the correct guidance of the country, people will continue to choose safer, more convenient and high-quality information receiving channels and enjoy a higher quality of life.

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