Watch TV on a PC?

Yahoo Tech has published an article on 5 ways to watch TV on Your own ‘Puter! Think about it. Your monitor is probably sharper than your TV anyway and you might as well catch a show. You can even sit back in your chair, put your laptop on your….well….lap, and then watch your PC and your TV at the same time. Catch 2 shows at the same time! O.K. maybe that’s nuts for some people, but it could solve some dilemnas.

TiVoToGo - Series 2 Tivo and TiVoToGo software on your PC lets you record, download, and then watch on the roard.

Official Network TV Shows Online - Many networks carry their most popular tv shows online now. Fox, CBS, and NBC have many prime time series online. Even news shows are keeping popular clips for later showing. Just go check your network website. They promote the popular tv shows they keep online.

Classic TV - Love them or hate them (I love them), you can find anything from Underdog to Max Headroom for free at InTV which is part of AOL.

Overseas TV - You can find international television online, both free and paid. Don’t worry if you only speak English, because you can find English channels too! Try Beeline and WWiTV for starters.

Buy TV on Your PC - You have to figure that the good stuff is going to cost money, except for certain networks who do run their prime time series as mentioned above. You can look at places like ITunes, Amazon Unboxed, and many others to download your favorite TV episodes or movies. It usually only costs a buck or two, and we have found it worth it to catch a show that we cannot seem to catch on regular TV.

OTHER WAYS - You can also get TV tuners for your PC, and even software that picks up tv channels. I’m sure that there are other ways to watch tv on a pc. Comments?