You can call it PC Satellite TV, Satellite for PC, Satellite TV on PC or any one of the 100s of generic and brand names, but the novice can become quite confused if a term doesn't name a specific product. Since the first term receives the most searches on Google and includes the term Satellite TV, you will see more of it in this article as it will represent all of these products.

The other two terms came in a distant second and third respectively. However there comes another term called 'Proprietary Software' which defines all of them better, whether or not Satellite TV makes up part of the term.

Proprietary Software can be defined as software produced by a developer or distributed by a merchant that have restriction rights including rights to its use, modification, or republishing. You may be more familiar with the term Copyrights which also prohibits any user of the software from tampering with the source code, reselling it, etc.

Proprietary Software also includes all freeware and shareware software which can be duplicated and distributed by the producer to the public, making them available either as free or non-free software to the public. To learn more, you can go to Wikipedia and do a search for Proprietary Software which defines it further.

When you click a channel link from any PC Satellite TV player's (actual software) within 20 seconds the player will access, retrieve and stream the channel or video/audio media file into smaller pieces so that you can watch for instance a TV show without having to wait for it to download completely.

PC Satellite TV gives you access to "Place Shifting," the latest generation of technology for users to watch 1000s of different channels from across the globe. This technology surpasses conventional TV as we know it today with its ability to broadcast both TV and radio channels (stations) Worldwide, then stream these channels (or media files) right across a computer's I.P. address in HD (high definition) to the user's computer.

These products offer a safe and legal gateway to Internet TV because, 1) they don't convert signals from the air to our TV sets in the conventional way, and 2) Internet TV channels all come from licensed Internet media owners who offer them free of charge. In other words, legal PC Satellite TV software doesn't decode or descramble any signals or access any paid TV channels--it all comes from the Public Domain or World Wide Web.

However, when downloading video and audio files such as movies and music videos they may be somewhat questionable as to their legal use. Copyrights laws exist for many of them with exception to the ones that come from the free Public Domain. But how do you know? Simply put, you don't in most cases!

For instance when I downloaded the Satellite TV for PC 2007 software package, it included links to download other free TV players such as the Ares and TVU players. The Ares is a popular P2P TV player which share 1000s of files among its users, whereas you have access to 1000s of movie downloads plus more. I could download a new released movie as soon as or right before it started showing in movie theaters.

Also, once in a great while, I noticed a bootleg movie or two after downloading it. This was unknown to me at first, having been a newbie myself many months ago but I'm sure you get my point.

Furthermore, many of the top leading PC Satellite TV software packages do not to include video downloads such as movies but the ones that do, have been quite popular. The ones without the downloads still offer great entertainment such as premium, on-demand and HDTV movie and all types of sports channels, including TV shows and much more (virtually in any language Worldwide).

PC Satellite TV products don't give you a stand alone software. Instead, they rely on free software such as Windows Media Player, RealPlayer and Microsoft .Net Frameswork for any PC Satellite TV software to work on your PC. With special features to enhance TV viewing more and a hi-tech TV player producing great quality audio/video as well as swift loading and playback time, users can watch whatever they like in an enjoyable, legal and safe environment.

Finally, these types of products require a Windows-based, MAC, or Linux desktop or laptop computer with a broadband connection. Users need either a DSL or High Speed connection at 512kbps or higher, in order to get the best video and audio quality with a high overall performance. Users pay a small one-time downloading fee to get instant access to unlimited entertainment, while saving money in the long run when compared to Satellite and Cable TV high monthly fees. And it helps eliminate any need for movie/video rentals/buying, as well as going to movie theaters often.