1000ft BLACK AT&T DIRECTV APPROVED DUAL SHIELD SOLID COPPER RG-6 COAXIAL 18AWG 75 Ohm 3GHz Cable with 17AWG Ground Messenger UL ETL CM TV CATV HDTV AUDIO VIDEO INTERNET INDOOR OUTDOOR BULK COAX CABLE

in this side-by-side comparison of an rg59 on the left and an rg6 on the right you can see the difference in the thickness of the copper wire it's much superior on the sixth turning it this way you can see the diameter of the white foam insulator is greater on the sixth than it is on the 59 the quality of the mesh is greater on the six than it is on the 59 and just generally all around it's a better cable by far it maintains the signal integrity much greater on this thicker heavier gauge wire and it does on the thinner one that's for obvious reasons so if you're going to choose between the two I would just default with a six and be happy with it and forget about a 59 the price difference is not worth it to me might be to you but this is the six is generally better off for cable and antenna satellite Direct TV all that kind of stuff they all use a six you wouldn't really want to use a we