| Anyone who is keen to watch internet | | | | 3. Online Satellite TV |
| satellite TV channels for free might want to | | | | |
| take note that this is entirely possible. The | | | | You may not be aware but some TV stations |
| TV bills that pile up every single month can | | | | have gone online. They are offering you |
| quickly snuff out whatever budget you have | | | | access to watch internet satellite TV at |
| set aside for the family. This article is | | | | their websites. Stations like JumpTV are |
| written to help all who wishes to watch | | | | quite popular but require you to have a |
| internet satellite TV channels without any | | | | powerful high speed connection. I have tried |
| monthly bills. That said, there are start up | | | | some of these stations and realized that |
| costs involved but these are insignificant | | | | without a broadband connection, you can |
| compared to the subscriptions. | | | | forget about watching TV here. |
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| We are not going to talk about the illegal | | | | On top of that, your computer must already |
| methods of watching internet satellite TV | | | | have a media player. Most computers have that |
| channels such as intercepting TV channels | | | | but if yours do not, you can download media |
| using hacked TV cards. Rather, we will | | | | players such as Windows Media Player, Winamp, |
| discuss 4 ways to watch TV legally without | | | | DivX or Real Player and so on. While the |
| monthly TV bills. So here they are: | | | | television programs are free, I find that the |
| | | | selection is too small. And when many people |
| 1. Self-Assembled Satellite Dish | | | | gets onto the same station, it gets really |
| | | | slow as the pictures display in frames. |
| Satellite dish can be assembled at home. | | | | |
| There are different packages sold on eBay and | | | | 4. PC Satellite TV Software |
| your local hardware mall. The whole set up | | | | |
| unfortunately can be pretty challenging for | | | | This is probably the most accepted option |
| the unskilled hands. And most of us fall | | | | nowadays. This software can not only let you |
| within the category if we are not technically | | | | watch internet satellite TV, you get to tune |
| inclined. And it is also not cheap to | | | | into radio stations as well. For $49.99, you |
| assemble one on our own. The cost can | | | | can get to watch programs from well over 3000 |
| escalate to $1000 and beyond if we are not | | | | satellite TV stations worldwide. Movies, Live |
| careful with our budget. The larger dish can | | | | sports channels, music videos, global news, |
| be costly but if the dish is small, we get | | | | cartoons, shopping channels and variety |
| limited TV channels. | | | | channels are some of the kind of TV programs |
| | | | you get. |
| 2. PCTV Card | | | | |
| | | | The set up is incredibly fast as well. Once |
| The second option is using PCTV card to watch | | | | you download it, you just install the program |
| internet satellite TV. This is a better | | | | like what you would do for other software |
| option compared to setting up our own | | | | programs and you can start to use it. Even |
| satellite dish system. This card is just like | | | | granddaddies and grandmas can do that without |
| graphics or sound card for our PCs. For a | | | | guidance. It is that easy! |
| fine piece of card, a branded one, we should | | | | |
| be able to spend no more than $300. However, | | | | But a word of caution, do check out if your |
| you do need a high speed internet connection. | | | | computer configuration can meet the |
| So sorry for those with dial up connections, | | | | requirements of the software before you |
| this device is not for you. | | | | purchase. Generally, if your PC CPU is at |
| | | | least a Pentium III, it should not be a |
| The PCTV card comes in 2 versions of | | | | problem. |
| installation. One is an external card which | | | | |
| just needs to be fixed to the USB port. The | | | | Millions of people across the world watch |
| other is slotted onto your computer | | | | satellite TV and surf the net as well. Since |
| motherboard. Needless to say, the internal | | | | you can bring TV to internet, it is a matter |
| card is not easy to install and most would | | | | of time they start to watch internet |
| find it uncomfortable to set up. But it is | | | | satellite TV and join the hundreds of |
| cheaper also. | | | | thousands who are doing so today. Come and |
| | | | see for yourself how it works at my TV blog. |