This essay compares the difference between, Cable Television and Direct Television. At he end of this report you should have enough information to choose between the two. First we will compare the two by cost, quality (clarity of picture), installation, and convenience. Cable Television has been around since the early 80’s, that was the only alternative to regular antennas. If you choose to receive cable TV, then you had to pay an outrageous fee to your local cable company. Then in the mid eighties to early nineties there were all s ....