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2008
26
Aug

Watching TV on Your PC

by Jeff Franklin

It’s totally possible now to get high quality TV right on your PC via the magic of the Internew. Provided you have high speed Internet – via WiFi or network cable, and the software I’d like to discuss, you can get great reception from over 4,000 channels from hundreds of countries. That’s an incredible amount of video information. And yet, it’s totally free!

The satellite TV for PC software is sophisticated and unique and aggregates these channels into one streamlined place where all you do is dial up what to watch and the software displays the channel options. Make a selection and you’re watching TV on your PC. Thousands of channels from hundreds of countries, of course I was skeptical. And without a monthly fee – I knew it couldn’t be legal.

Satellite TV for PC software is totally legal because the channels allocated for this are already cleared for Internet broadcast. There is no illegal use of signals, no hacking. This software is free of viruses and spyware and I found something else of interest – it comes in many different options. Basically, the more money you pay, the better the software – more channels you get. The low end gets around 2,000 channels. And I should know.

I worked in radio and TV for over 15 years with my own show in the Dallas/Fort Worth market. We were given many things over the years to try and to look at. But this is one product that I don’t know how I lived without. It lets me get those exciting soccer games that I grew up with in Brazil and I can tune into something of interest almost any time of day. And what a value!

I know this whole thing sounds like a commercial for this crazy software, and I don’t want it to be. I just want you to know how pleased I am with the cable TV for computer software. And I urge you to check it out as well. For the price, it’s an incredible value. I’ll tell you – this is a time saver, if your time is worth anything. The software quickly finds streaming video. But maybe you’re thinking it’s too complicated.

Well, you know, I am no expert when it comes to the computer. In fact, I always call my buddy, Dennis, to install things and to make sure my PC is running at its best. But when I looked at the point and click instructions for this software, I was pretty confident I could do this one myself. And guess what? The cable TV on computer software was so easy – I am sure anyone could install this. And another thing.

Satellite TV for PC software is on my desktop, ready to use. And provided I have a high speed connection, which I do, and a wireless card on my notebook, I can get all these channels – free. No hardware on either PC or notebook – it’s a simple software install. I think that’s pretty convenient. But like anything – all good things will come to an end. Already on the 4,000 channel website I see they will increase their price soon.

One item that worries me is how little the software sells for. I just laid down about $150 for a mid end DVD player. This is much less, so I am most certain the price will jump in a bit. And when it does, it will still be very worth every cent to quickly find and display streaming TV right on my PC. I don’t think it gets any better than that.

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