Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Don't Purchase Online TV Packages Promising Free Sky Tv On Your Pc-Its A Scam

Internet TV is here with a bang.Television used to be shown via cable, satellite, or terrestrial systems. Today, with the increase in Internet connection speeds, advancements in technology, the increase of people online, and the decrease in connection costs, it has become increasingly common to find traditional television content, accessible freely and legally over the Internet. In addition to this, new Internet-only television content (that is not also distributed via cable, satellite, or terrestrial systems) has appeared.

Internet television comes in four basic forms:

  • TV channels and TV shows which exist only on the Internet.
  • Traditional stations that simulcast live on the net.
  • Traditional stations making select content available on demand at their website (this is especially popular with news channels).
  • Traditional TV stations making extra content exclusively for their website.

Parallel to this trend are attempts to more easily transmit existing pay-tv channels over the net, to a regular tv set, while retaining control over how the media is used. This is in order to protect the subscription and pay-per-view business models.

Many people and companies are selling free sky tv on your pc internet streams, but beware, these sites generally are selling TV streams that are freely available if you care to just look and don't actually have any real sky premium channels. To add insult many of these packages consist of a list of outdated links that do not even work. They quite often give the promise of free sky tv on your pc plus other cable and satellite Movie channels, sports channels and any other channels are available for a one time fee of a few dollars. But lets get real, No Cable or satellite TV stations are available for free on the internet. These companies are much too large and powerful to allow it to happen.

What you are buying is a list of free to view internet streams, remember this before you hit the buy now button.

There are however some gems out there. We have studied and reviewed several packages that deliver what they promise.

Steve Sanger

I am a Computer Technician and Internet TV Reviewer. Don't have a good tv on your pc package? You can learn more Here TV On PC Reviews A Site Well Worth The Visit

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Monday, May 26, 2008

1000 TV Channels on Your Computer??

I saw the ad. Oh boy, I thought. First of all, I'm cheap. Secondly I don't watch much TV. My rabbit ears get the major networks including Fox, plus two public TV stations. But it would would be nice to once in a while get the Discovery and the Disney channel and the like.

One time software purchase and no other fees. Well fortunately I did some checking around the internet. Sorry, no it is not the same as Cable TV. What you get is a directory of webcasts links from around the world with a bookmark system so you can find your favorite channels again.

Don't send money. Instead go to World Wide Internet TV www.wwitv.com . It is free (same type of channels as in the paid listings). As of today they have 1704 online TV stations listed. There are college broadcasts, local, government, religious stations, news, regional sports, music, cultural stations, and even watch NASA live. While the vast majority of the channels will be of the popular variety, you may find special interest broadcasts not otherwise available.

While some channels broadcast live, there are many that are "on demand". You can not only watch the news when you want, but can select which news items you want to see. Discovery has on demand webcasts that you can search through. Comedy Central Station is worth a look. Check out AFTV (USA) for 11 channels of old movies in various genres (but like TV you get whatever happens to be on).

No it is not the same as Satellite TV. But if you want news from New Orleans - you got it. If you have relatives in New Zealand or are planning to visit there, you can find out what's happening. Want to brush up on your Russian. Japanese, Vietnamese or whatever? There are stations from around the world.

Oh and yes, it is free.

Hilma Volk writes the "Free Stuff and other Cool Stuff" Blog, searching the internet for deals. http://get-the-goods.blogspot.com

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Monday, January 21, 2008

Ways to Watch TV On Your Computer for Free

Did you know that you can watch live TV and pre-recorded programs on your home computer for free without the need to pay any cable or satellite TV subscriptions? This includes access to most of the major television channels. There are a number of ways that you can watch TV on your computer. Some are totally free while others require you to purchase special equipment and subscribe to television providers.

1. Watch TV On Your Computer using your browser over the internet.

With this method, you only need access to the internet through dial-up, high-speed internet or broadband. The quality of your viewing experience will depend on the speed of your internet connection and how powerful your computer is. Those with later computer models and broadband internet access get a much better picture than those on dial-up. The channels available through web based TV are very diverse and may include popular stations such as CNN, TSN, ABC, HBO and many others. You may also be able to Watch TV on your computer from other countries and in different languages. To watch live TV or pre-recorded programs just visit the website of the TV channel that you're interested in and you'll find instructions on their website about how to watch TV from their site. Some providers require you to have windows media player or real player on your computer in order to be able to watch their TV programs

2. Watch TV On Your Computer by installing a TV Tuner card.

A pc tuner card allows TV signals to be received by a pc or computer. Some pc tuner cards can also be used as video capture cards so that you can record TV programs and store them on your computer hard drive. TV tuner cards that support digital television broadcasts are also available and some of them can display HDTV (high-definition television) images on your computer monitor. There are many companies that manufacture TV tuner cards but the most popular cards have the Hauppauge brand.

A TV tuner card will allow you to watch high quality TV on your computer. You don't even need an internet connection because most of them only require you to connect a TV aerial. Normally, you'd be able to access all the channels that are available on your local television network. With a subscription, you can access cable and satellite TV channels using these cards. Instructions about how to install the card are included when you purchase the tuner card. Some cards are standalone (external card) but others need to be installed inside your pc (internal card).

3. Watch TV On Your Computer by using software

This is one of the most popular methods. It gives you free access to thousands of TV channels including local TV and digital satellite television channels. The viewing experience will depend on the software and also on the quality of the TV signal that is being streamed by the television channel. You need a basic computer with access to the internet in order to be able to watch TV channels on your computer for free. You'll be able to watch news, sports, movies, documentaries and many other types of TV programs. The biggest advantage with this method is that there are no TV tuner cards or special equipment needed for you to start watching TV on your computer. All you need is the software which can be downloaded from the internet.

Click here to download software that will give you instant access to thousands of satellite TV channels for free: http://www.satellite-tv-providers.org/pctv/ and visit the Satellite TV Guide for information about Cable and Satellite TV Providers. Copyright ? 2007 Bridget Mwape.

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