how can I use my laptop to watch tv?
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you can use a tuner box. its an external device that you hook up onto your laptop via USB port and it has connections for your cable tv, antenna, vcr, etc. \n\ncheck this out.\nhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16815312001
231800
First you need a tv card.\nGet one at fry`s.\nPlug it into the wall(You might need a amplifier)\nThe tv card should have software on it.\nThats my advice.
14138
There are lots of different ways to achieve this. The most common connection now is from your PC to a LCD or DHP TV. They have built in HDMI connenctions just like a computer monitor. You can also use a DVI connection. If your TV has neither of these connections then your best bet is to forget the idea of hooking your PC to your TV because you are not going to get the results you really want.
830865
The cost of what your trying to do is not worth it, the easy way to do what you want is buy a USB TV  converter, about $45 or even cheaper, install it, then plug your video cable RCA jack on the converter,run the TV scan with your game console plugged in and you should have the screen on your laptop and just set it for full screen, or better yet use your TV and or VCR.... But if you do what i said you can also use your VCR to your laptop for converting VCR movies on to DVD's... Cool
673875
There are softwares you need to download to support your system or better still you need a TV card to be able to watch TV on your system
818430
by getting a tv card installed. http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/search.asp?q=tv+card
709329
First, your computer must have been built to be able to be a TV receiver.  My computer is only two years old but cannot be a receiver.  If your comp can get TV, you will need to buy a special part, any computer shop will be able to help you on that.  Good luck
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It is a little bit more complicated.  You will also need a TV tuner card to receive TV programs.  You can purchase a computer which already has one installed or you can just purchase the tuner card and install it yourself.  The tuner card usually comes with its own software.  Please read the following article from PC World Magazine for information and step-by-step instructions on how to use the TV tuner card.  In addition, the author also give recommendations on which TV tuner card to buy.\n\n"Turn Your PC Into a TV: Here's everything you need to transform your desktop or notebook PC into a TV." -- written by Michael Desmond, PC World Magazine. (http://www.pcworld.com/printable/article/id,115627/printable.html)
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Your laptop would have to have a video output in order to set it up with a TV.  (Either SVideo, RCA)  You could also go the route of using a Scan Converter which runs through your monitor signal as another option.
943649
Honestly, I don't think there is a way for you to do it without some type of video card input for the laptop.  You could use a USB video capture device like this:  http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/products/data_usb.html  But they usually have a delay of a second or two from the input to your monitor which isn't good when playing video games.  (You don't want any delay at all actually.)  You also won't get full resolution either.  You're really just better off just playing on a television.
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buy a slingbox at http://www.slingmedia.com/indexa.php . You can watch your cable or satellite from anywhere in the world on your computer or laptop. They cost around 250 dollars and there are no monthly charges.
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You have to connect it using a cable that has RCA plugs at one end and a male headphone jack plug at the other and connect the RCA plugs to your TV's "audio in" jacks and the other end to your computer's "headphone" or "speaker" jack.
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You can use a PCIMCA card based TV-Tuner card. \n\nYou can also use an external TV-tuner card to access Cable TV.\n\nTry Pinnacle Cards - they are good.
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U Have got Two methods to accomplish it.\nThe First One is to buy a TV Tuner Card and insert into a Slot on ur Comp Moother Board.\nConnect Cable To it.\nInstall necesssary Software for it.\nAdvantage is that u can capture the Video/Audio, can switch from Comp to TV or Vice -versa.\n\nDisadvantage is Power Consuming bcoz, Whole system even Key Board, Mouse, Monitor, CPU everyting shud be functional.\n\nThe Second one is to buy a External Device which is available in Market. Connect it to Only Monitor.\nNo need of Installation of Software.\nEnjoy viewing TV with the Help of Remote Control also.\n\nAdvanatge is Power Consumption is Less.\nDisadvantage is NO CAPTURING.
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buy a TV tuner card for your computer.  Then dial up the channel.
310870
you need to have a device (converter) which instead of using your monitor to watch a movie for example, you can have it on your TV. Try to view the source link please for more info.
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add a tv tuner card to one of your empty slots in the back of your computer. then you either use a spliter from your cable box to your computer or a direct line to the back of your computer. you will be able to watch anythiig that the tuner picks up