In the review - programs for watching television on Windows and Mac computers, as well as on Android phones and tablets, iPhone and iPad. I note in advance that for the work of most of the products listed products require a set of video codecs on a computer, as well as Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight plug-ins. See also: How to watch online TV on a tablet or phone.
Progdvb.
Program ProgDVB is available both in free and in the paid version and is a powerful application with which you can not only watch online TV, but also much more, for example, working with cable and satellite TV and IPTV, teletext and subtitles, program TV shows, channel broadcast and so on.
The list of available channels live is truly wide - here and foreign TV channels and almost all popular Russian with good quality (not complete list):
- Channel or Ort
- Russia 1, Russia 2 and 24
- Channel 5
- TNT, NTV, REN TV and STS
- Music Channels
It is also possible to listen to the Internet radio.
The only problem with which the user may encounter - after installing the program, you may need additional codec settings for playback and other parameters. In addition, not all channels available in the list of programs reproduce: Apparently, some references to direct broadcasts are outdated.
However, if you are ready to figure out, ProgDVB is probably the best free program for watching online TV. (Yes, by the way, you can add your own broadcasts to view in ProgDVB, that is, not limited to the proposed channel list).
Download ProgDVB For Windows In Russian, you can from the official website: http://www.progdvb.com/rus/download_progdvb.html
ComboPlayer - a convenient program for viewing online television in Russian
ComboPlayer is a simple and convenient for novice user a free program in which the default is available 20 most popular Russian essential TV channels in fairly good quality (HD quality and additional channels are available for payment). Additionally, there is a large list of online radio radio stations in Russian.
Crystal TV - online TV in Windows, Mac, for Android, iPhone and iPad, as well as other platforms
The application for viewing online television Crystal TV supports, it seems that all known platforms, namely:
- Windows
- Mac OS X.
- iOS (iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch)
- Android
- Windows Phone
Thus, you can watch online TV on your computer, laptop, telephone and tablet with this program.
The base package includes many popular Russian TV channels, including the first channel and Russia, Ren TV and 5 channel, a set of musical TV channels and a number of others. Not included in the basic package of TV channels need pay for a subscription.
You can download Crystal mobile devices in the appropriate application stores, for Windows and Mac - on the official website http://www.crystal.tv/ru-ru/index.html
Rustv Player.
Free RUSTV Player program will allow you to watch online all popular Russian channels in good quality and simple control. There are several sources for each channel, so if one of them does not work, you can always choose another, so that without television you will not stay. There is also support for Internet radio.
This program would recommend novice users at the expense of its simplicity, clearer and Russian interface.
But there is one item to pay attention to: When installing, Rustv Player offers to establish a lot of additional unwanted software, be careful and refuse it.
You can download the television player online Rustv Player from the official site.
Update 2015: Attention Troyans appeared in Rustv Player, do not download.
SPB TV for android and iOS
Another popular, free and high-quality application for mobile devices designed to watch online TV on the tablet and telephone - SPB TV. You can download it in the official stores of Google Play and Apple Store.
The main thing that can be noted in SPB TV is a convenient and simple interface, viewing a TV program and a good set of Russian channels in high quality:
- First channel
- Euronews.
- RBC
- Russia 1, Russia 2 and Russia 24
- Moscow 24 and Culture
- Football
- Ren TV
- A-One, MTV, Bridge TV, Music Box
- 2 × 2.
- Other
All listed, as well as a number of other TV channels can be watched for free. Even wider a set of channels available on subscription. In addition to Russians, sources are also available in other languages. In general, I recommend. I myself use SPB TV since Windows Mobile.
Additional Information
There are a large number of other software designed to view the TV, and perhaps you know something better than what I described. But I would like to warn beginner users that among free programs for watching online TV, it is very often those that install additional unwanted software on the computer or do viruses and trojans, so be careful and check for viruses that download from the Internet.