| Technology continues to move forward and as it does | | | | With IPTV the content is actually streamed via IP |
| the average Joe and Jane makes changes and | | | | packets so you will actually receive whatever the |
| advances in what they do in their daily life. Most of us | | | | provider has to offer via your Internet connection. This |
| use a computer on a regular basis. Almost everyone | | | | is a nice option but you are limiting yourself because |
| demands high quality TV reception in our homes with a | | | | your computer is connected to the World Wide Web |
| wide variety of channels. | | | | and there are thousands of channels available that any |
| Now we want to combine the two, we want to watch | | | | one service provider does not subscribe to. |
| TV on our computers. But of course, we want only | | | | Pay per download services are very nice options if |
| the best, we want to know the best ways to watch | | | | you want to avoid running out to rent a movie or you |
| TV on our computers so that we will not only receive | | | | are trying to find some particular featured event to |
| great channels but we will receive them in a superb | | | | download. But you will not find any live TV programs |
| fashion. | | | | with such a service. |
| We do have some options available to us, check out | | | | Choosing software-based streaming live TV is |
| the list below: | | | | definitely the best option if you want it all! This choice |
| 1) TV Tuner Cards | | | | will offer you live TV shows and thousands of |
| 2) IPTV | | | | channels from around the world. The fact that the tool |
| 3) Pay Per Download Services | | | | streams the files means that you will be able to begin |
| 4) Software-based Streaming Live TV | | | | viewing the show immediately, even before it has |
| When you think of TV tuner cards you might want to | | | | completely downloaded. |
| compare them to high tech VCRs or PVRs (personal | | | | Imagine being able to watch the news as it happens in |
| video recorders). Although it is true that you will enjoy | | | | various locations around the world. Anyone interested |
| some advantages of watching TV on your computer | | | | in learning a new language will benefit from viewing |
| with a TV tuner card you will be limited to what is | | | | channels in that language. Well, obviously this option is a |
| available with a terrestrial antenna. Of course you | | | | great choice and amazingly it is usually the least |
| could hook up basic cable TV service; the reason you | | | | expensive. Because this option is software driven the |
| can only use basic is because the cable providers | | | | buyer actually purchases the software for a low one |
| encrypt the content. That means you need their | | | | time fee and there are no recurring costs. |
| proprietary box for decoding. | | | | |