| A new hi-tech innovation has been developed to add | | | | can now be watched on PC's, laptop's and your |
| to the magic of the internet. It is already providing | | | | television without satellite TV hardware or cable. |
| over 1,000,000 expatriates, business travelers and | | | | Because all satellites use DVB cards they work solely |
| citizens all over the world with over 4000 television | | | | on Satellite reception. The broadcast remains in digital |
| and radio stations to their personal computers, | | | | all the way to your computer both the picture and |
| laptops and televisions. I discovered this marvel too | | | | recording quality are excellent. It even works with a |
| late for my worldwide traveling days but not too late | | | | 56k connection although the faster your Internet |
| when I became a retired expatriate desirous of | | | | speed the better picture you will get. |
| watching TV from home. | | | | PC TV providers send standard and premium |
| In 1962, the first satellite TV was aired between | | | | channels plus 1000's of other channels from 75 |
| Europe and North America. Television programs were | | | | countries by browsing worlds TV by regions or by |
| successfully sent up from ground stations to a | | | | country name. Expatriates can easily browse through |
| satellite in space from where signals were | | | | thousands of channels from around the world. These |
| broadcasted to North America and Europe. | | | | channels include sports, news, movies, music, |
| Satellite services are expensive, so Satellite TV | | | | weather, kid's channels, educational and some even |
| providers charged high fees to subscribe to this TV | | | | provide HBO, Cinemax and The Playboy Channel. |
| programming. In addition to subscription fees you had | | | | After installing the software onto any home or work |
| to buy a satellite decoder/receiver which usually | | | | computer and with a easily available and inexpensive |
| required installing an expensive satellite dish. Cable | | | | USB cable your television, you will be able to enjoy |
| subscribers and expatriates spend over $1000 per | | | | thousands of television stations, many of which aren't |
| year for subscriptions packages and the consumer is | | | | available through their existing satellite or cable |
| limited to only 1 or 2 cable companies with no further | | | | connection. All expatriates need to connect to a |
| choices due to monopolies within a region or country; | | | | world of television is a computer with Internet |
| some government owned. Subscribers were also at | | | | access: meaning that you do not need to buy extra |
| the mercy of constantly rising prices with no other | | | | hardware equipment because the TV channels are |
| alternative. | | | | streamed through your Internet connection. Because |
| Then recently very inexpensive satellite TV software | | | | there are no charges for the signals the only cost is |
| was invented and it became possible to watch | | | | for the software download which is approximately |
| satellite TV on your computer. Satellite TV networks | | | | $39. |