2006-09-08 02:36:16 · 10 answers · asked by matc1970 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Get a TV tuner card. You can get either internal or external - an external USB one will come in handy if you have more than one PC, like a laptop or something. The more recent models do digital TV as well, so if you're in the UK you get all the Freeview channels on your PC, not to mention you can use your PC as a PVR (tape TV shows to hard drive), or connect other devices such as a VCR or games console to your PC.
I recently bought a USB DVBT (digital tuner) for the grand price of £16 from eBay. It was just a cheap make, but it does the job.
2006-09-08 02:46:02 · answer #1 · answered by reddragon105 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
XP Media Centre is designed for this sort of thing. Its Media Player can view live tv, apparently.
Hardware wise, you need a TV card and something to pick up the signal with, such as an aerial. The card slots into your PC.
Buy the card, turn off all equipment, take lid/side off your pc, the card slots in as easy as a mains plug. Screw it down, put the lid/side back on, run the software & drivers, and you're away.
2006-09-08 02:48:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Watching TV on your PC is best done with a TV tuner card installed on your computer. The cable TV plug which you connect to your TV can be connected to the socket provided on the TV tuner card. You will then be able to use the software provided with the card to program various channels as you do on your TV. Later you can watch your favorite programs on your computer monitor just the way you have been watching them on your TV.
TV tuner cards are not expensive at all. They generally go into a PCI slot inside your computer on the motherboard. Ask your friendly neighbourhood computer-geek to install the card for you.
2006-09-08 02:46:00 · answer #3 · answered by dr.tsrk 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you'll have to fit a tv card in your PC and some kind of antenna to pick up the signal that will give you tv programmes but live tv don't know anything about that.
2006-09-08 02:42:03 · answer #4 · answered by mescalin57 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im no longer particular what you propose with the help of a "signal cable" yet with the intention to observe stay television on your laptop you'll want a television Tuner and a Antenna or Cable connector. you may seem and word once you've one put in with the help of going to the gadget manager and searching for any put in television tuner playing cards.
2016-11-25 20:31:36 · answer #5 · answered by shelby 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hauppauge WinTV-USB2 External TV Tuner
Watch TV on your PC or laptop screen or capture high-quality still video images in BMP, TIFF, TGA and JPEG formats with the WinTV-USB2 External TV Tuner from Hauppauge.
http://www.calibex.com/usb-pc-tv-tuner/z...
2006-09-08 02:47:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy a TV Tuner card from any computer shop. They're not expensive, make sure you get one with a remote control and FM radio.
2006-09-08 02:42:16 · answer #7 · answered by Deep Thought 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First you need broadband for any decent picture. Try Blinkx.com for videos to try out.
All the best dude.
2006-09-08 02:40:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
need tv tuner card
2006-09-11 22:39:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try this link, it'll help..
http://www.wwitv.com
2006-09-08 02:50:16 · answer #10 · answered by lomatar1186 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋