Satellite TV platforms (both analogue and digital) will overtake cable TV in terms of users in Western Europe by 2015, according to a new report from German research firm InfoCom, with satellite platforms expected to total 52.4mn households in the region compared to cable’s 47.6mn.
A key component for great HDTV using a PC tuner is the decoder. Microsoft Media Center video decoder and audio decoder compliant software is used by most HDTV PC tuner applications. What are decoders and why do you need them? Currently, all HDTV/digital broadcasts are compressed in what is called the MPEG-2 format. That means… Read More »
During the switch to digital-only television, applications for satellite TV smart card activations are being processed at a rate of up to 600 every week indicating the move away from analog is not only to terrestrial broadcasts, but also to satellite. To help prevent people from being left without any signal during the switch to… Read More »
1. What’s Smart card A smart card is any pocket-sized card with embedded integrated circuits. It may also provide strong security authentication for single sign-on (SSO) within large organizations. Smart cards can provide identification, authentication, data storage and application processing.The benefits of smart cards are directly related to the volume of information and applications that… Read More »
A TV Tuner Card allows your computer to receive television signals so you can watch them on TV screen software (eg: DVBDream, ProgDVB, AltDVB, Skynet, Skygrabber,TSreade…). If you have satellite TV service, you can watch satellite TV on computer with a TV Tuner Card. A Tuner Card can be installed internally or externally, but it… Read More »
In our latest Monday post on Spanish soccer, Iain Rogers in Barcelona muses on the ill-tempered Champions League clash between arch rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid and the possible repercussions for the Spanish national team and looks at the unrivalled brilliance of World Player of the Year Lionel Messi. Bad Spanish blood boils over into… Read More »
In England the BBC (and every single other channel) will air the wedding. In the US, the following stations will broadcast the Royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton Live– beginning 4AM April 29, 2011 ABC — Diane Sawyer and Barbara Walters – Coverage starts at 4 a.m April 29. CBS — Katie Couric… Read More »
The marriage of Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton will take place at Westminster Abbey on Friday, April 29, 2011. The Dean of Westminster will conduct the service, the Archbishop of Canterbury will marry Prince William and Miss Middleton, and the Bishop of London will give the address. The Archbishop’s and the Dean’s roles are… Read More »
People who like watching satellite TV may know that many TV channels are encrypted, so if you want to see encrypted satellite TV channels, how should you do. Is there any way? The answer is yes. You need: 1. Subscription card(smartcard ) 2.CAM 3.CI satellite TV receiver Box
On this European night at Veltins Arena, Manchester United gave one of their more memorable away performances by showing clear superiority in their 0-2 victory over Schalke 04. The Reds were so brilliant in this away UEFA Champions League semi-final tie, that the consensus is it’s a shame the margin of victory wasn’t higher. Despite… Read More »
