HDTV (High Definition Television) is digitally broadcast because digital television (DTV) requires less bandwidth if sufficient video compression is used.
There are improvements on the current MPEG-2. Video formats whose compression rate was one of the highest and fastest. This has made possible many media players like the windows media player and DivX allow PC users enjoy quality digital channels on their PC.
Broadband digital TV is one the current big wave in broadcasting now with PC users having access to online TV with quality digital satellite channels. Service channels like BBC, BT and Sky are all on the Internet are affording Internet TV users with the high speed ADSL broadband network to transmit digital TV signals down telephone lines.
This Broadband television through an ADSL line is not to be confused with watching TV programs via the Internet on your PC. However there are TV on PC software that equally gives Internet users the access to this same service even with a 56kp Internet speeds though a higher speed preferred, you can watch these quality satellite channels on your PC.
The software has so many features which make the user easy to use the interface. No special PC knowledge is required and very easy to install. Some High-Definition (HD) channels are available and the PC media player is able to render the High definition of the quality of pictures been stream down on your PC.
The BBC before now offers film clips of popular shows, news alerts and live radio over its website, free for you to watch on your computer, now many live shows and broadcasts are available. Channel 4 also offers many of its most popular shows online - some of which you need to pay for before that are now free. ITV also offers some limited broadband content.
There abound many TV on PC Software today that one can download and actually take advantage use of Internet bandwidth to transmit and receive free to air satellite TV signals from worldwide satellite TV stations.
Many channels now stream some of their programs online and are mostly free, so you can watch them at your convenience. These are only selected programs, and you usually need a broadband connection to be able to view them properly.
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