Monday, August 24, 2009

Watching TV On The PC - Now You Can Do It!

By Joanne Keith

It is really an exciting technology breakthrough so that watching TV on the PC is doable without you having to install the visually-obtrusive satellite dish and messy cables. What gets better is that you do not need to pay expensive bill and can enjoy as much as 5000 TV channels at any time and any place.

All that is required is for you to download a software and connect it to the internet. Ideally, you need a broadband connection if you expect quicker streaming and higher picture quality.

As said, you have huge choices over what you want to see, as the TV programs are spread in almost all categories you can name about, from movie, music, sports, news, life, to documentary. The majority of the programs are sourced from the TV stations in North America and Europe, including CNN International, Espn Network, Discovery Channel, Show TV, Research TV, Comedy Central, and many many others. If you can find a better internet TV service, you also get to see the programs from non-English countries, such as Brazil, Albania, Bolivia, China, India, Saudi Arabia, etc. Although the qualities of the programs from different countries vary, you literally have access to around 5000 channels in total.

Most TV channels in North America and Europe (such as USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, Spain and Frances) are available to your 24/7, but others run their own schedule.

To get the software for watching online TV, you will find that you have the choice between free ones and paid ones. Although free ones may be appealing to many people, they obviously have lots of downsides compared to the paid services. First, the customer support is very poor; Second, you only have limited channel choices and the picture quality is quite poor; Third, many of them come with questionable addons, which may either infect your computer or stuff ads onto your face when you are enjoying TV.

The paid services ask for a fee, surely, but it is absolutely worthwhile in the long run. They provide you with not just better quality and wider choices, but also protection against spyware and adware. You do not have to go for monthly subscription, some good services grant you unlimited access to watching satellite TV on your PC for a one time payment of no more than 50 bucks.

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