We’ve gotten numerous questions from people asking if it’s possible to watch television on the internet. Watching TV online is becoming extremely popular so we decided to assemble a quick article about watching live television on the net.

Part of the reason why more and more people are viewing their favorite shows online now is due to the dramatic increase in quality of online video feeds and there are now a large amount of channels you can watch. There was a time when the video quality was very low and there weren’t all that many channels that you could watch.

The technology has raised to the point where you can watch thousands of channels and watch all of them in superb quality. It’s incredible the improvements that have occured and it’s not surprising that many people are using their computers as media centers.

Now let’s look at how it’s possible to watch television online.

As you might have guessed, you need to install a special internet TV software program on your PC. Let’s go over a few features to look for when you’re looking for an internet TV software.

First off, look for a large selection of channels to watch. Obviously you want the big TV networks ABC, FOX, Showtime, HBO etc) but you should also look for a wide variety of specialty channels as well. The better online TV software programs will always give you access toover 3,000 TV channels.

Another feature that I found is the ability to record TV programs. It functions like a “Tivo” – you are able to record whatever show you want so that you are able to watch whenever you want. Not every program has this feature this look for it when you’re looking around. The program should also have the option to connect your computer to your Television set if you want to be able to watch TV on the big screen.

You need to also make sure that there aren’t any monthly fees. The good internet TV programs will only charge you once for lifetime access to their channels. When you compare it to a cable or satellite TV bill it’s a tremendous value to only have to pay the one-time. Stay away from any software program that wants to charge you a monthly fee as you can get a better deal.

All in all, I was impressed with what I saw. For about $50 you can get complete access to lots of TV channels to watch on your computer. Keep in mind though, it can be extremely addictive!