| There are a lot of websites and advertisements | | | | on and when. There are some quality resources |
| online promising you free satellite TV, the type | | | | on the Web now available for this purpose, such |
| that you receive directly to your PC or laptop | | | | as TVRO systems are great for those who |
| computer. It's all lies. And it's all true. I'll explain. But | | | | know what a Low Noise Block Converter is and |
| first we'll need to talk a little bit more about | | | | how get the most out of their actuator - which |
| satellite TV. | | | | of course means they're not great for everyone. |
| Direct Broadcast Satellite (or DBS) is satellite TV | | | | For everyone else there's the Web. Yes, it is true |
| service that you pay for, like DirecTV or Dish | | | | that you can watch free satellite TV on your |
| Network in the US or Sky in the UK. These | | | | computer screen. It is much closer to what is |
| networks own most of the popular and | | | | known as "Internet TV," but is still referred to as |
| recognizable channels, such as HBO for movies | | | | "satellite TV to PC," especially by those |
| and MTV for music. Anyone who tells you that | | | | advertising software designed for this purpose. |
| you can get these channels for free is either lying | | | | More specifically, this software allows easy access |
| or assuming that one or both of you are willing to | | | | to satellite TV broadcasts that are streamed live |
| break the law. Furthermore, when a website | | | | over the Web. It goes for anywhere between |
| includes the logo of MTV or HBO somewhere on | | | | $20 to $80, and promises thousands of channels. |
| their sales page when they are trying to sell you | | | | One good thing about these set-ups is that you |
| their free satellite TV software, this is an example | | | | get a lot of programming from other countries |
| of misleading advertising. | | | | and other cultures. And we can all do with a good |
| If you want free satellite TV without most of | | | | dose of culture now and then. |
| these familiar channels, you do have two options. | | | | There are websites that offer some of the same |
| First, you can set up your "receive-only" satellite | | | | content without having to buy the software. But |
| TV system, also known as "TVRO." These | | | | in some situations, the software - if it is good |
| systems predate DBS systems and use a | | | | software - can make the process much easier |
| different frequency for receiving their | | | | and add a bit of order to the chaos of the |
| programming. They also use dishes that are | | | | programming cosmos. As with any product, you |
| bigger than DBS dishes, and sometimes you have | | | | should do at least a minimal amount of research |
| to be able to move them to direct them toward | | | | to find out what you are getting. That means |
| different satellites. After setting up your system, | | | | doing more than just reading a long sales page by |
| you would have to find out what programming is | | | | the company trying to sell you their product. |