Watch NCAA and UAAP on HDTV
One more reason to be a happy basketball fanatic. For your viewing pleasure, Sky Cable Philippines specially those subscribers who has an HD box will enjoy full packed and exciting collegiate basketball games in High Definition (HD) as ABS-CBN launched it’s HDTV test broadcast of NCAA and UAAP basketball.
Balls HD, a sky cable channel 166, will air the live telecast of the UAAP games on HD from 2PM to 7PM every Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, whereas the NCAA games on HD will air every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Online HD Streaming Websites
HD programming and broadcasting is now fast becoming a global trend. Each and every mall you visit displays this huge LCD that has HD capability. If you have enough moolah to spare then you can take one 42 incher into your home and enjoy the pleasure of watching great films and movies in HD, BUT if you only have an LCD monitor then worry no more. You can still watch HD films and movies online for free just make sure your PC capable of playing HD.
Here are a partial list of websites nowadays that offer HD broadcasting and I think will be fitting enough for your viewing pleasure.
Online HD Streaming Websites
YouTube – The ever popular video sharing website now has HD. You can access YouTube HD by following this link.
Vimeo HD – Vimeo now supports HD in 1280×720!
Hulu – Hulu has finally stepped up its HD game with the latest update to its HD Gallery. If your rig has a 2.5 Mbps connection to the outside world and a few CPU cycles to spare, Hulu is looking to hook you up with full-length, 720p episodes of Heroes, 30 Rock, 24 and The Office.
Veoh – allows anyone to create and broadcast their own TV show or a Channel full of shows. Not small streaming videos, but FULL-Screen, HD-Quality video.
The HD Web – features high-defintion videos from several networks including BBC, MTV, CBS, Gannett, NBA, and others. To view the HD videos, you can select either 1280 X 720 or 1920 X 1080. The files, all under 120 MB, will be downloaded to your computer and can be played in Quicktime or Windows Media.
Other sources for online High Definition Video
What you need in order to watch HDTV on a PC
- Flat screen monitor with HDTV capability
- HDTV tuner card OR
- Software to watch HDTV programs
Flat screen monitor with HDTV capability
Most flat screen today are capable of displaying HDTV quality resolutions and there are two common interfaces that are available with these HDTV screens. One is the DVI or the Digital Visual Interface and the other is HDMI or what we call High Definition Multimedia Interface. I recommend monitors with HDMI inputs because it provides reald HD experience for viewing.
HDTV Tuner Card
If you happen to be residing in the Philippines like me, then we are not lucky enough. Unfortunately HD OTA (over-the-air) broadcasting is not yet available here. But for those people who are in the United States, HD OTA is readily avaialable. Just couple your HDTV tuner card with a Phillips Silver Sensor HD UHF antenna and you’re good to go.
Software to watch HDTV programs
High speed internet connection is needed if you want to use a software for HDTV. The recommended broadband connection speed is at least 1 mbps to 2 mbps. This will I say the most practical and easiest way to watch HDTV programs on your computer. Just download the HDTV software and you’re all set.
If you don’t have the software to access HDTV-channels on PC, you can check this* out.
