DVR Software

One of the principal breakthroughs over the last few years and one that has made the computer simpler and easier to use is the introduction of the USB outlet.

The USB allows for the rapid attachment and subsequent removal of an endless variety of accessories. These accessories, until recently were simple extensions of the computer functions. Classic examples were printers, scanners, burners and external hard discs of all sizes. However during the last few years, the USB connector has begun to play host to a whole new category of computer accessories. Leader of the pack is the USB TV tuner card, which has gone a long way to convert the home computer into a television signal receiver.
Watching satellite TV on a computer monitor has become common practice in most of North America, with Canada, Australia and the UK rapidly following suit.

Like just about every development in the world of computer hardware, the passage of this technology into widespread and daily use did not come easily and cheaply. Initially consumers had to learn is how to set up their computers to receive live satellite TV feeds.

The original method of connecting your computer so that that it would be able to absorb satellite TV signals was through an internal TV tuner card. In the internal version of the TV tuner card, consumers were required to install the card within the CPU housing of their computer. This meant connecting the TV tuner cards to the computer’s motherboard. This was the only way available to utilize the circuit board architecture.

For those who were neither willing or able to deal with the technological challenges that the internal TV tuner card connection presented, the industry soon come up with a workable alternative. An external USB TV tuner card. The card that could be connected to the home computer through one of its USB cable ports. What could be easier, better and more functional. Slightly more expensive than its internal counterparts, but worth every cent more, the external USB TV tuner card provides the flexibility, portability and ease of reconnection that the who opted for the internal connection could only dream of.

What made the external TV Tuner card a feasible option was the introduction of the USB2 connection. This virtually doubles the speed of the signals that the computer could receive. Modern computers are become less expensive all the time as their power and flexibility increases.

Today you can connect your home computer or lap top through an available USB connection. Within two click of the mouse, you can instantly receive TV channels from dozens of countries around the world.