There are several ways of watching cable TV on a personal computer.
In
order to watch, you can use a specialized PC hardware called PCTV
cards. These cards enable your PC to receive live satellite TV feeds.
There are two types of cards namely external and internal.
The
internal cards come in form of PC card while the external ones connect
to the PC via USB. The USB ones are handy and can be used in more than
one computer or laptop.
The card receives satellite feed by means of telephone line or cable connection provided by your broadband network.
You
can also purchase software that will stream live satellite for channels
directly to the PC. This is very simple as what is required is to
purchase the software and after installation, you have access to
various channels worldwide.
Your pc needs a cpu unit with
atleast 520mb of RAM memory space to allow hosting of the tv feeds on
the monitor. The best cpu is a pentium 4 grade which has superior
speeds and memory space. The speeds of your computer should also be
above 330MHZ to allow easy connection to the tv feeds from the internet.
You
will also require broadband connection for internet access and download
the software from retailer. Broadband internet service can be in the
form of cable, wireless, T1 either as dial up or DSL.
The software is advantageous as you only require paying one time fee and having access for as long as you wish.
