| I remember watching TV through PC videos over | | | | to my TV-set is all digital. In any case, this setup of |
| the Internet use to be a drag some years ago. Either | | | | videos coming from a high source works well for me. |
| it was the poor quality that made me cringe, or | | | | While there are all sorts of places to go such as |
| limited content that led me back to my TV set. But | | | | Radio Shack to buy adapters and video/audio |
| on occasions, there were some good videos to | | | | connector cables, shopping online saves me time and |
| watch that led me back once in awhile. But that was | | | | effort. Even though these items are fairly cheap, I |
| then, now Internet videos and TV have made a | | | | can compare prices and find bargains online easily. |
| dramatic turnaround. | | | | You get to see what each connector looks like |
| Back then, most videos that came from Internet | | | | before buying and even get connectors in a set. |
| media providers such as YouTube suffered | | | | In addition to this TV through PC setup, you will |
| immensely--due to poor quality homemade and | | | | probably need to change some of your computer |
| bootleg videos. Today, a new generation of | | | | video settings to access video through the |
| high-quality premium, on-demand and HDTV channels | | | | connection made to your TV set. Usually, this can be |
| including videos have taken fold and continues to hit | | | | accomplished through a computer's properties |
| the Net by storm. | | | | settings/advanced panel. But this can vary from |
| From my own observation and hands-on experience, | | | | computer to computer when trying to communicate |
| what makes an Internet TV through PC system such | | | | with a PC--telling it that two displays will be used and |
| a worth while entertainment source today is that... | | | | one of them for a TV. |
| 1. You can create a mobile TV using a Windows, | | | | The next step is simply pointing and clicking to |
| Vista, or MAC laptop with a broadband card or | | | | channel/video links to watch World TV Online. But if |
| wireless connection to watch favorite shows, | | | | you wanted to make this process even easier, an |
| episodes, movies, sports and other content online, | | | | all-in-one network makes finding 1000s of free |
| whether at home or on the go | | | | sports, movies, TV shows and episodes, radio |
| 2. You can create a computer Internet TV system | | | | stations, music, and more, much easier. |
| using a desktop/laptop computer using a DSL or High | | | | The time and effort it takes a person to find popular |
| Speed Internet connection and connect it to your | | | | and hard-to-find content are lowered considerably, as |
| TV-set to watch any Worldwide sporting event, TV | | | | it streamlines and organizes the entire process. What |
| show/episode, movie, etc. | | | | is considered to be a newbie-helper, it also lowers the |
| 3. You set everything up without paying any monthly | | | | learning curve when setting up an Internet TV |
| fees with exception to your Internet broadband | | | | through PC system because the work is already |
| service. | | | | completed when using sofware. |
| In #2 above, making this connection isn't as difficult | | | | Once more, free Internet content is forever changing |
| as it may seem. You just need a fast Internet | | | | and getting access to only a few Internet media |
| broadband connection (DSL or High Speed at | | | | websites, and not all of them, doesn't provide the |
| 500kbps or higher). The next step is identifying the | | | | best of World TV Online. There are 1000s of |
| type of video inputs your TV-set and computer | | | | websites and even more television channels, radio |
| provides. For instance, most modern computers | | | | stations, and videos out there. |
| especially laptops have an "S-video" output. Combine | | | | As for me, I don't have plenty of time on my hands |
| this with your computer's headphones (line out) or | | | | to look for all the free content online that interest |
| speakers (output) that might be all you need. | | | | me. The problem that newbies often face is knowing |
| On the other hand, some desktop computers might | | | | exactly where the best channels, stations, and videos |
| need an internal (or external) video card that offers | | | | are available over the Internet. |
| S-Video, HDMI (highest quality video) or composite | | | | This alone can take a considerable amount of time to |
| videos. But everything really depends on your | | | | find them all, and that's where a software service |
| television inputs. But this setup is only needed if you | | | | package can be used to streamline the entire |
| prefer watching World TV Online on your television | | | | process. It can create an Internet TV through PC |
| set. | | | | system with 1000s of free worldwid channels |
| I'm not one of those guys who has a big screen | | | | instantly. |
| HDTV entertainment center at home. In fact, my | | | | Take for instance trying to find a particular sporting |
| computer Internet TV through PC system consist of | | | | event that gives the date, time and link to watch it. |
| a 2004 Toshiba Satellite laptop with an S-Video | | | | Does't come as easy. Or, lets say you were lucky |
| connected to a fairly cheap converter box. This in | | | | enough to find a site or two, just don't count on |
| turn supplies the composite video and audio to my | | | | finding all the others offering free live sports such as, |
| Sanyo 27" television set. | | | | football, baseball, soccer, basketball, racing, boxing, |
| Consequently, I don't have to do anything when the | | | | wrestling, golf, and tennis or whatever else is of |
| digital-to-analogue conversion takes effect June 12, | | | | interest. |
| 2009 in the US. Everything that comes from the Net | | | | |