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With Windows Media Center, you can watch and record live TV on your computer. The TV signals and programming that you can watch and record depend on the following:

• The type of  TV tuner (or TV tuners) that are connected to or installed in your computer. A TV tuner is required to watch and record TV in Media Center. The type of signal that you have connected to your TV tuner..
• The type of signals that you can receive at your location.
• The country or region in which you live and the broadcasting standard that is used.
• The type of TV programming that you subscribe to from your cable or satellite provider.
• Your TV cable or satellite provider.
• The system resources available on your computer. This includes system resources, such as processor speed, memory, and video card capabilities, as well as available card slots and USB ports. (continue reading…)

MediaPortal turns your HTPC into a very advanced media center, or Home Theater PC (HTPC)

•  Stream media, radio and TV to any HTPC / PC connected to your network
•  Use a remote to control your HTPC from your couch
• Listen to music and radio
• Play videos, movies and DVDs
• View pictures or create a slideshow
• Watch, schedule and record live TV – like a TiVo, but more, and for free!
• Check weather, news, or information on the web, even play games! (continue reading…)

What is a TV Tuner Card?

A TV tuner card is a kind of television tuner that allows television signals to be received by a computer. Most TV tuners also function as video capture cards, allowing them to record television programs onto a hard disk much like the digital video recorder (DVR) does.

The interfaces for TV tuner cards are most commonly either PCI bus expansion card or the newer PCI Express (PCIe) bus for many modern cards, but some USB interface tuner cards are specially designed for laptop, which also works fine. (continue reading…)

What is DVB-IPTV?

DVB-IPTV is the collective name for a set of open, interoperable technical specifications, developed by the DVB Project, that facilitate the delivery of digital TV using Internet Protocol over bi-directional fixed broadband networks. The work is taking place in two tracks, where Track 1 covers delivery over managed networks and Track 2 covers Internet delivery. (continue reading…)

What is IPTV

IPTV or IP Television is a process, a method of preparing and distributing television signals over an IP based data network. Content streams are acquired, demodulated and decrypted if necessary, then re-encoded digitally for IP transport possibly with additional compression and new encryption. IPTV signals, or streams, are distributed on an IP based network and viewed on a IPTV capable viewing device, usually a Set Top Box. With multi digital TV Tuner cards, you can build a TPTV server and transfer the data to the end users. (continue reading…)

Unicable is single cable distribution, which enables the delivery of broadcast programming to multiple users over a single coaxial cable, and eliminates the numerous cables required to support consumer electronics devices such as twin-tuner satellite receivers TBS6981, quad-tuner card  TBS6984 ,CI TV tuner TBS6928 and other TBS receivers. (continue reading…)

DVB-T2 is an abbreviation for Digital Video Broadcasting – Second Generation Terrestrial; it is the extension of the television standard DVB-T, issued by the consortium DVB, devised for the broadcast transmission of digital terrestrial television.This system transmits compressed digital audio, video, and other data in “physical layer pipes” (PLPs), using OFDM modulation with concatenated channel coding and interleaving. The higher offered bit rate, with respect to its predecessor DVB-T, makes it a suited system for carrying HDTV signals on the terrestrial TV channel.It is currently broadcasting in UK (Freeview HD, four channels), Italy (Europa 7 HD, twelve channels) and in Sweden (five channels). (continue reading…)

What is Freeview

Freeview, is the name for the collection of free-to-air services on the Digital Terrestrial Television platform in the UK. The service is jointly run by its five equal shareholders, BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky and transmitter operator Arqiva. DTV Services is designed to market changes to the platform. DTV Services is responsible for marketing services such as Freeview+, the PVR brand and Freeview HD. (continue reading…)

With TBS6984 DVB-S2 PCI-E Quad tuner card gaining more popularity, many users focus on how equip the appropriate LNA with it. Usually you’ve seen two different types of four output LNB device to fit on your satellite dish, one called a Quad LNB and the other called a Quattro LNB. Confused? This brief article aims to outline the difference between a quad LNB and a quattro LNB, plus give a few practical examples of why you may choose one over another. Then you can decide which one is the most suitable with TBS 6984. (continue reading…)

If you want to watch digital television, one of the way to do this is use your PC. There are three main options, starting at around only 20.

Option 1: USB box

If you have a laptop computer, or do not wish to take your computer apart to fit a card into it, the most straightforward way is to use a USB TV box. Such as TBS USB TV box, t’s a mini metal box for watching and recording digital freeview channels  computer. Once you purchased the box, you first need to install some software on your computer. This will come on the CD with your USB package, or you can download the latest software from the company’s web site. As a general rule, the on-line DVB software will be a more up-to-date version. (continue reading…)