Nowadays, there are still many people using a conventional TV set and a set-top sattelite receiver to watch sattelite TV? However, have you been dreaming of watching Satellite TV on windows XP? Have you been dreaming of watching the games on my laptop even at work? It sounded like a dream before. Well, it’s no longer a question now. The world has changed. With today’s superior digital technology, it is possible to watch TV channels on PC or laptop by using DVB S2 PC card connected to the computer.
Now the dream comes true. Watching Satellite TV becomes more and more popular today. People think it is really more convenient to watch satellite TV on PC with the help of a PCIE DVB S2 TV card.
What is TV tuner card?
A TV tuner card is a computer component which ensures the computer to receive television signals. It is a kind of television tuner. Most TV tuners also function as video capture cards, allowing them to record television programs onto a hard disk.
PCIe DVB S2 TV card is one kind of the TV tuner card with Peripheral Component Interconnect Express interface. The signal can be encoded to Motion JPEG or MPEG, relieving the main CPU of this load so that you can watch satellite TV on windows XP.
How to install PCIe DVB S2 TV card on windows XP
1. Hardware Installation
For installing PCIE DVB S2 TV card TBS6981, please power off the computer, remove computer cover and take out cover panel of PCIe slot in which you want to put the card. Insert it in PCIe slot and fix card bracket with screw. Make sure the card fit in PCI/PCIe slot tightly. Put back computer cover.
Set your satellite dish aimed at the right satellite. Connect dish LNB to the card’s “LNB IN” with cable.
2. Software Installation
Run the CD, the computer will find the new hardware, and then the Found New Hardware wizard window will display. According to PC’s operating system, click “Install Driver forWin7” (e.g.) and click “Next” until the installation is completed.
Watch Satellite TV on windows XP
Firstly, you need to install one program of players for watching satellite TV on PC.
After the installation, you can run the player and do the basic configuration.
Take the TBSViewer for example:
Run the program and right click it; the windows of “Scan channels” will pop up. You can select existing satellite transponders list from the scroll down menu. Then set up the DiseqC, LNB LOF1, LOF2 and LOF SW, input transponder Frequency range here and start scan by frequency or by range. If you don’t use any Diseqc, just choose “None”. And if you do use Diseqc, please choose the correct Diseqc type.
After “Scan channels” is completed, the found program numbers will be shown and the program list will be automatically saved. You can close the “Scan channels” window
Move the mouse to the right hand side of the TBSViewer main window, and a channel list window will appear. You can double click a channel to enjoy.
Satellite TV viewers enjoy watching satellite TV on Windows XP today. With the PCI-E DVB S2 TV card, it is easier for you to pick up huge amounts of worldwide satellite TV on Windows XP to enjoy kids programs, videos, news, LIVE games, movies and TV series etc.
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