can i use my computer as tv w/ cable and tivo?
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ya u can use ur computer as TV and  ...\ncomputer TV tuner are there in market ,a hardware to that will enable your computer to TV.\nhttp://www.pcworld.com/article/id,118799-page,1/article.html\n\nfor DVR PC\nhttp://www.pcworld.com/article/id,122451-page,1-c,videocapturetvtuner/article.html#\n\nfor Tivo PC\nhttp://www.pcworld.com/article/id,122449-page,1-c,homemediacenter/article.html\n\ntwo ways of doing this,one fixing a internal hardware and second external hardware that can be connected through USB.\nbut for that u need to pay cable fee.\n\nelse you can go with DTH(direct-to-home) connection which needs initial payment and your preferred DTH provider who has most of the channel that u want to watch.
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these answers that suggest of using a USB to USB Datalink Cable are in principle correct but it doesn't work because you can neither share the folders nor install the communication program on the PC for this Link Cable. did you ever try to do this blindly? .. :p\nso it might be the better solution to hook the TV set to the PC using a S-video cable, provided that the PC has an S-video output and the TV set has the corresponding input.
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you need tv capture card , like advantek networks
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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.
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Go to best buy and buy a tv tuner card... they'll install it and everything. Should be anywhere from 20-300 dollars, depending on what quality you go with. They'll be able to help you pick the right one, and you will still have the same old computer, only it'll be a DVR too!
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you can get tv tuners for laptops or computers already - they've veen around for a couple years already.  i was using pc-tv back in '99.  see here for an example that would work w/laptops:  http://www.aver.com/products/Datasheet/AVerMediaAVerTVCardBus_DS.pdf#search='watch%20tv%20on%20your%20laptop%20computer'
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Tv tuner cards doesn't require a lot of resources from your pc, so you could get away with a meagre system. But why would you wanna do that? ;-)
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Yes, but you will require a piece of hardware: a video capture device.  These allow video input to the pc, and can be used over USB, FireWire, etc.\n\nYou should be able to pick one up on ebay for a few bucks (20-30 for an older model, 50-60 for something new).
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Awesome question by the way. Yes you can. Most of todays modern tv's have a 15 pin video connection on the back and others may have an S-Video connector, allowing you to hooked your tv up to your computer so that you can watch movies. Larry RadioShack 01-9590
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If the TV has an S-video cable connector, connect an S-video cable from the TV to the computers TV-out S-video connector.\nIf the TV has only a composite video cable connector, plug a composite TV-out adapter cable into the TV-out S-video connector on the computer. Connect the other end of the cable to the TV's composite video connector.\n\nDon't connect it to the antenna input of the TV !!!!
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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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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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If your laptop has an available PCMCIA slot, you could use a PCMCIA TV Tuner Card.  Its so much more portable than a USB tuner, and you won't have to plug in your TV tuner or pull it out whenever you want to pack up your laptop. You could just leave it in its slot.\n\nAnd about Internet TV - THEY'RE DIFFERENT from regular TV that are broadcasted via air/cable. Sure there are several thousand Internet TV stations, but these are just from small studios with programs and shows that you'd be unfamiliar with, a lot is in foreign language. Programs broadcasted via air are usually not available in Internet TV
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OLN ON CABLE. I LOVE TIVO
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What type of computer?\n\nRemote to do what?\n\nThere are remotes for certain things like T.V/video cards and a few other things but depending on what you want it for ther may not be a remote.
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Yes, as long as you have a free PCI slot you can get a Mac compatible TV tuner card.  This was the only one I could find, http://www.macmall.com/macmall/shop/detail.asp?store=macmall&dpno=381497&source=ZWB12091&srccode=cii_10043468&cpncode=09-5580730-2&adcampaign=email,ZWB12091&wt.mc_id=ZWB12091 there may be others but this was the only one that came up in searches from a reputable store.
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you can do it quite easily via a wireless VGA pc to tv converter. It is plug&play. I bought one from www.pctotvconverter.com