John
Each have their merits. As you may know analogue terrestial TV (what we have all watched for years) is being phased out and the conversion to Digital Terrestial TV will be completed in all areas of the UK in 2012. In the meantime both digital and analogue signals have been transmitted from the same set of transmitters and obviously there has to be compromise so effectively both have been transmitted on lowish power. Once the changeover is complete digital only will be transmitted on full power and pictures especially in weak signal areas will improve
If you want to use your a Status antenna system to receive TV you will be needing a TV with built in Digital tuner or a separate set top box for Digital TV to plug into your TV.
If you choose to use Satellite TV then obviously you need a dish and a satellite set top box. On Freeview (the free to air digital TV service) or Freesat (the free to air satellite service) broadly the same channels will be available.
If you want to avoid setting up a satellite dish then you go for Freeview. If you do then when you move between areas of the UK your TV or set top box will have to be re-tuned so you get all the channels.
If you choose satellite then you only tune in the set top box once but then each time you pitch you must set up the satellite dish and point it at the correct satellite. Satellite set top boxes vary in price and quality so you get what you pay for. A modest dish is all that is needed in the UK in fact I used the bog standard Aldi kit (costing under 50 quid) in Burgundy with an odd sized dish about 14 inches diameter - it worked just fine.
The status aerial you mention will work just fine with digital or analogue TV - there is no such thing as a digital aerial.
Either of the statellite kits will no doubt work fine. Happy viewing with whatever you choose to use.
Dave
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