Beyond TV

There are many computer users who have TV tuner cards inside their computers, instead of having a TV around the house. That's because having a TV tuner makes it easier and more convenient to watch live TV then having an actual TV set. But in order to use your TV tuner efficiently, you will need to install a utility for this purpose. Unfortunately, the applications that come with TV tuners are too simple and don't offer enough functionality.

Beyond TV is different from all these applications. That's because it has many more features that conventional TV tuner software. After installing and launching the application, the user will be first taken to a step by step wizard, where he will need to configure the video source for the application. Beyond TV supports regular analog TV tuners, satellite or external media boxes.

After configuring the desired TV source, the actual interface of Beyond TV will be displayed. Using it, the user will be able to automatically find TV channels and to have EPG information downloaded from the Internet, for each TV program. At this point, one will be able to schedule a recording just by selecting the desired TV show from the electronic program guide.

Optionally, one can schedule a manual recording to take place at a certain hour. When watching a recorded show using Beyond TV, the user will be able to skip commercials or parts he doesn't like, by using the on-screen controls. Besides recording TV channels, Beyond TV can also display live TV and allows you to easily browse through the list of channels.

A feature which few other applications have is the possibility of recording a TV show to a DVD disc, in real time, as the show is running. This will save you a lot of time.