How You Can Watch Internet TV Now

Watching Satellite TV on TV has become a thing of the past, or at least, for the older generation of folks  out there. With  most of us  in the USA owning at least 1 personal computer these days,greater innovations have allowed that computer to be transformed into a personal home entertainment device aka personal TV .  In the past  , in order to watch satellite TV, one would have to do the following:-

1. set up a 20-inch satellite dish called DISH 500, which allowed subscribers to receive a satellite TV signals from two satellite locations simultaneously . Slightly larger, 36″x20″ dishes (called SuperDISH) were also introduced with capability to receive satellite signals from three satellite locations  at the same time  . You could  end up  paying $99 for SDTV DVR receivers, and $299 for HDTV DVR receivers.
2. Pay recurring fees every month . The introductory plans are certainly cheap, but they render only limited number of channels. Satellite TV service costs vary, mainly according to the channels that subscribers choose to pay for. Some plans offer as much as 250 channels along with additional features such as recording features and even broadband internet facilities. Both DirecTV and Dish Network (the two main satellite providers in North America) offer basic packages for $20 to $25 per month. Add-on options for HDTV, sports channels, movie channels, and so forth usually cost anywhere from $8 to $25 per month each (or come in season-long subscriptions for sports such as NFL football, NBA basketball and so forth). Lots of bundles are available in the $30 to $55 a month range, but it’s easy to spend $100 a month or more on satellite TV services, especially if you like sports or movies, or both.

as an alternative……..

1.  Get your PCs ready for satellite TV live feeds   using the PCTV card.  As far as PCTV cards are concerned, there are generally 2 types  available in the market.  Although both cards are installed differently, both result in successfull transmission of satellite channels onto your PC  . One requires you to install the card within your CPU housing, meaning it is connected to your motherboard to utilize its circuit board architecture.  This way is far more complex  . But fortunately, if you are technologically challenged or just cannot imagine yourself dismantling your computer, then go for the second option – use an external PCTV card . The external card can be connected to the computer via a cable to the USB port. There are even wireless versions in the market nowadays .  These PCTV cards   used to be rocket high when they first entered the market but they have more or less  become much more affordable nowadays  . Nevertheless, be prepared to come up with at least $200 for a decent card to watch satellite TV on computer.  Currently most people use Broadband  . Running the card on dial-up internet connection could be challenging though not impossible. However,  you will find that the TV reception is distorted delayed and interrupted  and there could be a time lapse between picture and audio, ie poor synchronization. It is best that you have a broadband connection speed of 512 KB to watch satellite TV on computer smoothly .

Now …………………

Thank God for technological advancement….. nowadays you can  very easily enjoy  satellite TV on your computer by using an Internet TV software. With that simple yet sophisticated  software running, you can instantaneously receive thousands of TV channels from dozens of countries around the world .