Watching Sky TV On Computer Is Easier Than You Think
Plug your satellite tv receiver into your personal computer
Did you know that watching satellite TV on your P.C may be as simple as plugging a lead from a satellite receiver into a socket on your PC? Yes it really is as simple as that.
If you’ve bought a PC or perhaps a notebook PC in the previous few years the chances are that it’s already satellite tv ready. You may not even have noticed the strange oblong sockets on your PC that are your amazingly helpful Universal Serial Bus ( USB ) ports. USB is what makes your PC Sky TV prepared.
USB isn’t just for satellite television
USB wasn’t developed solely for watching satellite TV, it’s an stupendously versatile interface capable of connecting to all sort of PC peripherals like monitors, audio speakers, cameras, keyboards, mice and a thousand other things, many of which have not been invented yet.
What do you need to observe satellite TV for PC?
The following minimum specification should serve you well in all cases :
* Microsoft Windows XP * Microsoft Windows Media Player 9.0 or later * Microsoft DirectX9.0C or later * VGA card with at least 32MB memory * P4 2G MHZ CPU or above * 256MB RAM or above * One free USB 2.0 port * Sound card or on board sound chip
How to connect the satellite receiver to your PC
When your satellite dish and LNB have been installed you can connect the cable from the dish to your USB satellite tv receiver. Then you should install the software that came with your satellite receiver onto your personal computer. When you have done that you can connect your satellite TV receiver to your PC using the USB cable that should come with your USB enabled receiver.You can plug the cable into any USB socket on your computer but try to be certain that it’s a USB two socket. Some PC’s have a mix of USB one and two sockets so it’s worth ensuring.
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