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http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...1&Sku=M501-1012&SRCCODE=NEXTAG&CMP=EMC-NEXTAG
is that what i need?
is that what i need?
moose11 said:
That would work. Short answer is that "cable Internet" and "watch TV" don't have anything to do with each other. The question is really "Can I watch TV on my PC?" and the answer to that is "Yes, with a TV card." It'll include software to schedule recordings and save them to disk.
The card in your link looks a bit low-end, so it probably needs a fast PC to capture shows to disk. A higher-end TV card (like a Hauppaugh PVR 350) includes extra hardware to do compression and encoding on the fly, which means the PC doesn't have to be as powerful. If you're only watching live TV it's not so important, but once you see the features a PC TV offers, you'll want to use more of them. I've got a mock-TiVO I homebrewed using MythTV (a Linux package). Has a Web interface that lets me schedule recordings a month in advance.
You'll want a big disk; figure a gigabyte per hour.
Or sign up with a Usenet service like Giganews, download damn near anything you want as a movie file, and watch it with Media Player, no TV card needed.
I now have cable digital TV and internet and the hardware is different for both. I have a cable modem (of course) for my PC and a special signal processor for the Tv since it's digital. To watch TV on my computer I'd need a TV card and another output from the Digital box.
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digger said:That would work. Short answer is that "cable Internet" and "watch TV" don't have anything to do with each other. The question is really "Can I watch TV on my PC?" and the answer to that is "Yes, with a TV card." It'll include software to schedule recordings and save them to disk.
The card in your link looks a bit low-end, so it probably needs a fast PC to capture shows to disk. A higher-end TV card (like a Hauppaugh PVR 350) includes extra hardware to do compression and encoding on the fly, which means the PC doesn't have to be as powerful. If you're only watching live TV it's not so important, but once you see the features a PC TV offers, you'll want to use more of them. I've got a mock-TiVO I homebrewed using MythTV (a Linux package). Has a Web interface that lets me schedule recordings a month in advance.
You'll want a big disk; figure a gigabyte per hour.
Or sign up with a Usenet service like Giganews, download damn near anything you want as a movie file, and watch it with Media Player, no TV card needed.
As im researchign i see that link has a very low end card...thats just teh 1st i found. right now i just want to watch tv...not planning on any recording....in some of the reviews they mention just as u did "mock tivo" seems to be a neat pice of equipment. PIP 16channel preview etc etc....this will be cheaper than buying a new tv for this room
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manny78 said:
I have a question. I bought an LCD HI def tv a few months ago. I had my cable tv hooked up, my desktop computer, and xbox all on the same screen. I have to press "video" to get to each different thing.
i was wondering if I could somehow get a PIP so that while online, I could watch tv in the PIP somewhere in a corner of the screen.
possible or no?
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http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=316264&pfp=SEARCH
hows that look....i just want to watch TV while doing cardio at home
hows that look....i just want to watch TV while doing cardio at home
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great post!digger said:That would work. Short answer is that "cable Internet" and "watch TV" don't have anything to do with each other. The question is really "Can I watch TV on my PC?" and the answer to that is "Yes, with a TV card." It'll include software to schedule recordings and save them to disk.
The card in your link looks a bit low-end, so it probably needs a fast PC to capture shows to disk. A higher-end TV card (like a Hauppaugh PVR 350) includes extra hardware to do compression and encoding on the fly, which means the PC doesn't have to be as powerful. If you're only watching live TV it's not so important, but once you see the features a PC TV offers, you'll want to use more of them. I've got a mock-TiVO I homebrewed using MythTV (a Linux package). Has a Web interface that lets me schedule recordings a month in advance.
You'll want a big disk; figure a gigabyte per hour.
Or sign up with a Usenet service like Giganews, download damn near anything you want as a movie file, and watch it with Media Player, no TV card needed.
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Y_lifter said:
this is how poor people talk.
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i would know..im poverty stricken
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Y_lifter said:
lmao
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I have Windows Media Center and Directv.
Directv sends out firmware to the receivers making it non-compatible with the Windows Media Center Infarred Blaster, so that my remote control won't operate the STB.
That pisses me off about Directv. I hate them.
Directv sends out firmware to the receivers making it non-compatible with the Windows Media Center Infarred Blaster, so that my remote control won't operate the STB.
That pisses me off about Directv. I hate them.
