if i have a tv tuner in my computer how do i watch tv w/it?
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Assuming it is installed properly, you meet the hardware requirements and you have the necessary software installed, you plug your cable into the back, open the software and enjoy.  The best thing to do is use the manual that came with it.
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you have to have a tuner...  something like this http://www.pinnaclesys.com/publicsite/uk/Products/Consumer+Products/PCTV/PCTV/PCTV+USB2.htm\n\ni have this piece myself.  you can set timers.  record and save shows, clips, etc...  it's been convenient.  \n\nunless pinnacle makes a wireless tv tuner, (which i would buy in a heartbeat) i don't believe you'll be able to do it wirelessly.
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Try to find a a TV tuner card that would be compatible with a laptop. There are many available for desktops, but there might be a way to convert one so it can be used on a laptop.
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Yes of Course you need to install a tv-tuner card in it.
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you need a tv capture card and a cable tv connection, most laptop does not have the tv capture card, so unless you have a dvi socket on your laptop and use a newer digital video player as the interface, there is a slim change that you can watch tv on it.
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Direct TV has its own tuner. It will connect to RCA or Coax inputs to your tv. Likely it will work with your PC card, however, you will only tune in a single channel on the PC. Much like using a cable box with your PC card.
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Use s-video, better picture.\n\nTo hook it up, connect the s-video cable to the s-video port on your laptop. Then the cable to the s-video port on your tv.\n\nUsually you push funtion + f3 or f4 I think to allow the laptop to display on laptop screen, external moniter or both.\n\nTurn the tv channel to AV1 or whatever you plugged it into. It should work.
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If you need a set-top box to tune in the channels you want, you can't use just the tuner card; you need to plug the box into the card.\n\nIf you cable company supports cablecard, and your tuner card also supports cablecard, you could simply get a cablecard from your cable company and plug that in.
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do you have cable tv at your place? The tuner card should have a 75 ohm cable connector... you run one of the cables from the wall socket and connect it to the connector on the card (just like you were connecting the cable to the ohm connector on the back of a tv).\n\nstart up the tuner card application on your computer, and you set it up from there (scan for all the channels, etc).
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Buy a TV Tuner Card and have it installed, then you can run your cable line to your computer, and viola you can watch TV, whatever channel you want.
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Plug cable into TV card plug and start TV card Software.\n\nIf you have analog cable all channels should appear after scan.\n\nFor digital (set-top box) there is no solution\n\nFor more information RT(F)M
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feed signal from tuner to vcr or dvd recorder then to tv\nVoila !
855888
The tv tuner card will basically work live the tuner inside of a standard television set.  So if you can plug a TV into your cable without a box and get reception, then you can do the same with your TV tuner card on your computer.  It will not require any monthly fees other than what you pay to your cable company for service.    Whatever program you decide to view the TV signal with will download the tv guide data from the internet and then you are set to go.  I've never used Media Center before, but you will probably have to do a little setup as far as who your cable provider is and what channels you recieve, but after that you are good to go.
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There are two types of computers with Media Center. One that comes with TV tuner and remote and the ones without. Yours is probably without (as is mine). Although you can not purchase Media Center software itself...you can purchase the TV tuner and remote seperately. Check with Best Buy or Circuit City. If yours came with TV tuner and remote and it still isn't working...then something is hooked up wrong.
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You need to get a tv tuner card, these are pretty easy to get as they are avaliable on amazon, ebay and other places and can often be bought very cheaply.
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you need a tv tuner which comes with most media center pc's
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Yes, but you'll need a tv tuner card.