| If you are like anyone else who wish to watch | | | | can be installed internally onto your PC's |
| satellite TV on your computer today, you would | | | | motherboard. You may also want to note that |
| be glad that you are here reading this article as I | | | | there are also external PCTV cards in the market |
| share some useful information that can get you | | | | which allows you to attach them to the PC's USB |
| started on your TV viewing within the next hour. | | | | port. In both cases, you will need an internet |
| How does that sound to you? | | | | connection. |
| To be able to watch satellite TV on your | | | | A broadband connection with at least 512KB |
| computer has come across to many folks as an | | | | transfer speeds is highly recommended for |
| amazing discovery. Space communications has | | | | smooth and uninterrupted transmission of the TV |
| gained so much momentum that it has made it | | | | feeds. You also get better and sharper resolution |
| possible for you and me to watch TV on our | | | | pictures with a broadband when you watch |
| computers without a dish at all. | | | | satellite TV on your computer. Though dial-up is |
| Frankly, who needs a dish when there are better | | | | sufficient, I would advise against using that for |
| alternatives to watch satellite TV on your | | | | optimal TV viewing experience. |
| computer? Installing the satellite dish TV system | | | | Be sure to check your computer configuration. |
| is a thankless and challenging experience. The | | | | Your system needs to have minimum Pentium 3 |
| antenna, receiver box, mount, and cables all | | | | CPU and 128 MB RAM of running speed. Before |
| makes it quite expensive to set up a satellite dish. | | | | you buy any card, always check the requirements |
| And not forgetting that you have to erect the | | | | of the card against your computer system. |
| satellite dish on your rooftop and pointing it to the | | | | Other computer peripherals you may need are |
| right direction which by the way can be affected | | | | good sound card and graphics card. You may wish |
| by bad weather conditions. That is not all, you still | | | | to top it up with a set of top-class speakers. But |
| have to fit the Low-Noise Block LNB converter on | | | | all these are optional. |
| the dish and get the decoder fitted properly. By | | | | When it comes to watching satellite TV on your |
| now, you should know that getting the satellite | | | | computer, other than PCTV cards, you can |
| dish system up and running is such a pain and | | | | always download a new PC satellite TV software. |
| laborious effort for most people, especially those | | | | The software does much more than a card in the |
| who are not good with gadgets. | | | | sense that it allows your computer to receive |
| There are two alternatives when it comes to | | | | more TV channels, as much as 3000 over |
| watching satellite TV on your computers. One is | | | | channels from countries across the world. Another |
| the hardware option and the other the software | | | | two advantages software has over the cards are |
| version. | | | | the relative ease of installation which is pretty |
| We come to the hardware version first - PCTV | | | | much click and run, and the cost of such a |
| cards. | | | | software seldom goes beyond $60. |
| Did you know that PCTV cards can be used to | | | | So if you are considering your options to watch |
| receive, decode and interpret the satellite TV | | | | satellite TV on your computer, why not read up |
| signals. With this card, it transforms your monitor | | | | more at my satellite TV blog before you decide? |
| into a TV screen powered by your CPU. The card | | | | |