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Thursday, August 7, 2008

Internet TV and the Government Mandated Switch to Digital TV

With the new mandate by the Federal Government requiring the switch from analog TV broadcasts to all digital broadcasts many people are wondering what choices they have. And by February 17, 2009 you better have it figured out or say bye to TV.

Most sites tell you that you can buy a new TV that uses digital signals only or you can purchase a converter box that converts from digital back to analog or you can purchase a contract with a cable or satellite TV company.

Choice #3:

But there is another alternative and that is Internet TV. It meets the mandated requirements of the federal government because it's already digital. There will be no added charges, purchases or interruptions with Internet TV.

I use Internet TV and disconnected my cable. At first it was out of necessity and later I had my TV turned back on but now I've shut it off for good. With Internet TV I can even get my local news and weather. There are just so many more stations I can view with Internet TV on my PC that it's not worth having my cable hooked back up again. Sports of all kinds and lots of it! One of my favorites is Black Belt TV. There are all kinds of martial arts matches and tournaments as well as movies. Remember the original Bruce Lee movies like Enter The Dragon?

I must admit that there is a small amount of rebelliousness to my decision to go with using Internet TV for my PC. In a small way it's kind of like "sticking it to The Man". The government is forcing everyone to purchase this and/or that but don't mention the fact that there's another choice. Perhaps they're not yet aware but one day there will be enough people using Internet TV on their PCs that a lot of people will be paying a small one time fee and watching a lot more television than those that choose to stay with the conventional cable/satellite TV.

So there you have it, one more choice that most can't tell you about. You can go with the purchase of another "converter box". Just one more "box" to stick in your entertainment center. Or you can go with cable/satellite TV. Satellite being notorious for a snowy picture or "ant races" as my friend calls them, anytime the weather is bad or the wind is blowing around the tree limbs. And I might add, a nice hefty price per month. Don't think that won't go up as February 17, 2009 rolls around. And of course with a contract from them you're going to The Dark Knight Curse monthly payments or no show. Or, you can make a one time purchase of the software that can get you literally thousands of internet TV channels and radio stations. You owe it to yourself to at least check out option #3 to see what the fuss is all about.

Good viewing all.

As I've mentioned before, I not only promote Internet TV for your PC but I also use it everyday. If you are interested in knowing more about Internet TV and what I believe to be the best choices of software then please go to tv4pcreviews.comtv4pcreviews.com

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Internet TV and the Government Mandated Switch to Digital TV

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