August 10, 2007
KWorld Releases Vista-ready Satellite TV-tuners
The multimedia PC company KWorld Computer, in Taiwan, has two Windows Vista-ready DVB-S TV-tuner cards available. One is designed for desktops and the other for laptops, according to current information on the company website. The Plus TV DVB-S PI210 allows a PC with a free PCI slot to receive free-to-air digital satellite broadcasts AND analog TV and FM radio. KWorld bundles the PI210 with its HyperMedia Software package, which supports such features as picture-in-picture (PIP) viewing, time-shifting, and electronic program guides (EPGs). It also allows for scheduled recording, even when the PC is not switched on. The compact Plus TV DVB-S 300U offers the same features and capabilities as the PI210, but uses USB connectivity. Both tuners come packed with a remote control for the PC.
March 11, 2007
Satellite TV PC - How Good is The Quality?
That's a great question, and one that many readers are asking about Satellite TV PC…just how good is the quality?
Well the quality of your Satellite TV PC depends on the rate at which video streams are transmitted. This quality is measured by the same units measuring how broad you internet connection is: Kb/Sec.
Most video streams are transmitted at a quality of between 100 Kb/Sec and 400 Kb/sec, so if your connection is somewhere around 750 Kbs there is no need to rush off and pay for a faster or broader connection package. 400 Kb/sec is more or less the rate at which it is possible to watch the Satellite TV PC video stream on a full screen in reasonable quality. For quality lesser than that, the size of the media player's window has to be reduced, in other words you may have to watch the picture at 1/3 your screen size rather than full screen.
While this method might be a good alternative to the good old TV set, there are still some problems associated with it. Namely overloaded servers trying to serve up 1000's of connections to all the hungry Satellite TV PC fans out there, don't worry though there a few Satellite TV for PC systems out there that balance out their server loads and make sure they keep ahead of the demands.
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Andrew Carlton
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