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Created on: March 24, 2009
Watching television is very cool. Watching it in your computer is even better.
Youtube is the most well known way to do this. All you need to do is to go to their website and then you just need to type what you want to see and then just like magic it will start the movie. You can save the video with many websites you see on the internet and with Real Player you can even save with without having to visit any website and with just one click! The best part about youtube is you can subscribe to the people you like most and then you can always watch their videos countless times over and over again. You can also subscribe to channels. They are places where you can see many videos of the same type of videos like related videos. You can also make a lot of friends this was and finally you can send messages to people. This is the best alternative to real TV that I know and if Google manages to make a lot more money from Youtube I am sure that very soon they will offer you to see videos in HQ which means you will need to have the fastest internet connection but sure it's worth the price. Imagine all the videos you see many times more quality they have in the TV now.
Another way to watch television is to buy or subscribe to websites that will stream television on the internet. Most of the times thse websites are very good people who make deals with the TVs and then they get a license to stream their content. What is the difference between this one and the real television? Here you can save easily all the videos you like. You can also stop and then continue to watch it, you can even save for watch later, much like you do with the digital tv but this one is many times better because it's pure digital and in the computer. The quality is great too, you do not have to have a very fast internet access and if you want you can save the stream with Real Player to watch it later with your family or friends or both. Your imagination.
Finally you can watch videos from many other public channels that stream all the content in a free way, all you need to do is to search for it because there are there many websites that are just online televisions, I will not say here many because the list is too huge, you just need to go to Google and to type online television watch. Skip the ones you need to pay for.
And this is it. Now just download Real Player to save your favourite programs to watch them in another time maybe after you finish the one you are watching right now!
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