how do you set up to watch tv programmes on your computer?

Question

it is advertised on itv that you can catch up with favourite programmes but the itv site is too complex to understand

Answer 1

You'll need a TV tuner, either an internal card that you install inside the computer, or an external one that connects through a USB port.

They both work, although the internal one is a bit faster. But as far as picture quality, etc., there's not much of a difference. So both work well.

Now there are many different ones on the market, but I've always used Win-TV. And I don't go for the ones with the PVR (Personal Video Recorder) feature. All that really does is allow you to set a timer to record programs, similar to what you do with a VCR. But since I don't keep my computer on all the time, I don't need it.

When I need to record something, I turn on the computer and press record when the program starts, and then stop when it's over. So you may save some money if you get a tuner without the PVR, but that's a personal choice. And I've used both internal and USB tuners, and have gotten equal quality recordings, so they both work very well.

Answer 2

Look into WinTv - It's something you can put into your computer to recieve TV channels. Those net channel sites tend to only have snippets of the latest episode anyway, not the full thing (Poo, I know).

Answer 3

You can get a usb tv tuner card.
An excellent brand is hauppauge , they sell them at most pc places.

Answer 4

Try http://www.tv-on-net.net
Turn your pc into the ultimate tv.
No extra hardware needed.
More than 3000 channels.
100% legal.

Answer 5

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