Today, with the rapid development of technology with satellite TV, everyone can see all the television programs in the world. You can also watch live television coverage of major sporting events right in the comfort of their home.
To watch satellite TV, you need special hardware, such as PCTV cards installed on your PC to be to get the satellite feed. There are 2 types, is an outsider, the other is internal. External PCTV cards usually comes in a box where you connect toPC via USB. The other end will be at your phone line or cable line depending on the type of broadband access, you can link to subscribe. There are also wireless versions available.
Paper TVPC inside your computer through PCI or PCI Express will be installed.
PCTV cards will decode the analog signals into digital signals, so you can watch TV or listen to radio on your PC.
The quality of TV channels depends on 2 factors.
1) broadbandSpeed
In order to have enjoyed a good quality TV on your PC, you really need speed broadband, DSL or speed of 512 kilobytes per second. The higher the speed of broadband is smooth, the quality of television channels via satellite.
2) Computer Configuration
Most of the PCTV cards have a minimum configuration PC. In general, you need a Pentium III 1 GHz or higher, 128MB RAM, runs on Windows 98/2000/XP and at least 1 USB port for external PCTV cards. Is also necessaryA CD-ROM to install the PCTV card drivers and software visualization. You also need a sound card installed on your PC if you want audio.
Some of PCTV cards also allows the ability to display on your computer, but an eyewitness, which requires a large amount of disk space on your hard drive available.
Watching satellite TV on your PC while checking your e-mail and surf the Internet is truly unique and totally cool.