A few general questions and queries on getting TV on my computer

salman

salman

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Hey computerforum, hows it going guys and girls?

Well what I'm wanting to do is watch TV on my PC. I'm not really sure how I would go about doing this; because I don't have any cable or arial connections in my room. Is there a TV card that I can use to pick up Freeview digital TV that comes with like a small aerial?

Another thing I was hoping to do was connect a games console upto my computer so I could play it through my monitor and maybe record some footage etc.

What do you folks reckon, I've had a look around and I'm really not sure whats hot and whats not :confused:


Any help would be greatly appreciated. oh and I live in the UK btw i'm not sure if this will make a difference.

Thanks :)
 
You can pick up a DVB-T tuner that can pick up OTA signals, sure. One with a small aerial antenna. YRMV. It all depends on how far away you are from source transmission, quality of the signal in your area, etc.

http://www.freeview.co.uk/home

This site allows you to check coverage. I dunno if it's comprehensive or anything. With a capture card you can hook your console up to the PC/monitor (of which the DVB-T card would suffice), though I'm not saying you'll get fantastic quality. :P

Edit: You're going to need an adapter unless you get a tuner with the right connections, obviously.
 
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