Watch thousands of satellite tv channels on your computer. How? Read on!
Who Are We?
We are a small group of technology experts who like to find ways to get premium tv services at very low prices. We don’t like to pay high monthly payments to the big cable companies for music, movies, tv shows and other entertainment. But instead of sitting around complaining about it, we decided to do something about it, and hopefully, take others with us!
We discovered that there are several software packages available online which allow you to watch thousands of tv channels from all over the world, including hundreds of US channels, with no monthly fee. Sound too good to be true? That’s what we thought too, until we started using this type of software ourselves.
Check below for our reviews of the top 3 programs that allow you to watch more than 4500 television channels on your PC.
No Dish Network
About the Product
We found the No Dish Network software to offer just about everything we were looking for in an online satellite tv platform. Last time we checked, there were 4624 channels available from 121 countries, with more than 400 from the US alone! Whether it was sports channels carrying the latest football, basketball, or baseball games, or specialty channels about cooking or hunting – we found just about everything we were looking for. Searching for new channels is simple and we’re always finding something new and exciting to watch from abroad. Soccer from the UK, hilarious game shows from Japan, and government sponsored military parades in Uganda are just a few of the unique programs we’ve found.
Pricing
Product Price:The No Dish Network is priced at $34.95, which is the minimum price for this type of software. We also purchased the $14.95 radio package that adds more than 30,000 radio stations from all over the world, and found it to be an excellent value. Most customers choose that extra radio package, and we recommend you do too. The radio add-on brings the total software price to about $49. Click through to their sales page to learn more.
Satellite Direct
About the Product
The Satellite Direct TV software comes in a close second, in our top 3 picks. This software gives you about 3500 channels from all over the world, including approximately 350 from the US. The functionality of this software is not as intuitive as the No Dish Network, but most average computer users should be able to handle it. After playing with this software for 10-15 minutes, we got the hang of it. The channel selection is similar to our top ranked No Dish Network software, but with fewer western European channels, which tend to be in English. Even though the software is robust and generally user friendly, we’ve rated it our #2 choice. Perhaps one of the main things we liked about the No Dish Network, that Satellite Direct is lacking, is the ability to add a pack of thousands of radio stations. Otherwise, we were very happy with both the channel offerings and functionality.
Pricing
Product Price: Satellite Direct comes in slightly more expensive than the No Dish Network, and without the option to add on several thousand radio stations. At 49.95, it is still a good value to those people who want to only watch tv stations without the option for radio.
Stream Direct
About the Product
Stream Direct is our third choice for satellite tv software for your PC. This software is notable for its plethora of international tv selections, some of which you cannot find on the other satellite software selections above. With a total of 3000 channels including about 175 US channels, this software comes in on the bottom of the list for channel selection. But what it lacks in number of channels, it makes up for in its unusual diversity of international offerings. We’ve seen a lot more Middle Eastern and African channels on this software, so it would be perfect for someone with a special interest in that part of the world. It is very user friendly, probably as easy to use as our top pick, but just offers less overall channels than our other top rated choices. On this software, there is no option to add-on streaming radio channels.
Pricing
Product Price: The Stream Direct software is priced at $49.95 – the same as Satellite Direct. It is a good value for the user with a keen interest in African or Middle Eastern channels. But for viewers with a more general interest in world-wide TV, one of the other choices is probably more appropriate.
