DTV4PC has been around for quite some time now but it has only recently become a product worth looking in to. DTV4PC will let you stream tv channels directly to your computer for a one time fee. With our experience in the past we wouldn’t have recommended using this software, but over the last year there have been a number of updates that make this a piece of software you don’t want to miss out on.
Channels and Quality
One of the first things we noticed with the latest version of DT4PC is that the amount of channels advertised is pretty accurate. Once you download and install the program you will now get a giant list of channels (~1000) to choose from. Another thing we noticed is the more frequent channel listing updates. You no longer need to delete the non working channels and search for new working ones because it will update itself and do all of that for you. The channel listing is also very easy to navigate and you can set channels to be your favorites to avoid browsing through a huge list.
We noticed that we now had all the major network channels, in fact, multiples of them. After further investigation we figured out that they were the networks in different time zones. This means that you will have no problem tuning into your local channels to watch the news or other local programs. The most important thing to us was the movie channels, and wow, you have every movie channel we could think of. The one exception is pay per view channels but that would obviously be a huge legal issue or cause them to bump the price of DTV4PC quite a bit.
Picture Quality
The picture quality of DTV4PC depends on a couple factors. The first one is the quality the network is broadcasting the channel with. With most of them we had no problem, there were a couple out of country channels that were a little lower quality, but still very watchable. The other factor is your connection speed. If you have dial up, you should know by now that streaming video is not something your connection can handle, and DTV4PC is no exception. We tried this with 2 different connections.
1.5mbps dsl (standard dsl speed) was our first connection. Video quality was good and we found it to be the same quality as regular television, in fact most of the channels are HD now so they look even better.
8mbps cable (standard cable speed) was our second connection. Video quality was not noticeably better for most channels. Some of the HD ones were slightly more clear as they take more data to broadcast.
Software
DTV4PC software is only 15MB and it runs very fast and it is lightweight. It was easy to install and it just works after the install. You do not need to do anything with the settings if you don’t want too. There are options to change the look and color scheme as well. But overall its a very quick setup and it will just work on its own.
Conclusion
While DTV4PC has had a rough road over the last year, they have finally made a piece of software that delivers on what it claims. This has really turned into a great program and it seems to only be getting better as time goes on. The price on the software is currently $30 for now, but will eventually go back up to $100. They are also offering a 30 day money back guarentee. If you are not satisfied with the purchase within the first month they will give you a refund.
Thanks for the post guys, I didn’t know something like this existed.
I would like to know where can I find dtv4pc software in India? I mean dealer.
I just got this! I was a little worried at first because it took a few minutes after the intall to gather the list of channels. So far so good though.
This is great. I work night shifts and I have lots of downtime but no T.V., only a computer. This has made working these boring hours WAY more entertaining. The channel list is decent, though I still have trouble finding something good to watch at 3am. Maybe I’m just being picky