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>>No it's not being sent all the time.
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>>The ORB program that runs on your home computer acts as the 'server'. When you log into the ORB 'server', a nice webpage comes up, lets you pick which TV channel you want to watch, or which of the vidoes/music you have stored on the machine you want to watch. At that time, when you select which TV show to watch, THEN the streaming begins. When you quit watching it, the stream stops.
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>Thank you for explaining.
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>Two more questions, please (if at any time you think I ask too many questions, feel free to tell me to jump in the lake <g>).
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>1. The computer which is not the server but the one you use to watch the tv programming (say at work), does not have to have TV Tuner, right?

Correct. All you need is windows media player and a browser.


>2. How does ORB make money?

They've partnered with all of these guys...
http://www.orb.com/company/partners/

I've seen that some of the TV Tuners you buy now even ship with the ORB software included.