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cow80004
10-20-02, 04:51 AM
ok i got digital cable, plus a cable modem, is there a program or something so i can watch TV on my computer?!?
triflux
10-20-02, 05:03 AM
This would have nothing to do with your digital or cablem modem facilities it has more to do with buying a TV-in card. For example many of the new video cards have this feature built right in. I am sure someone can guide you to a specific card,
cow80004
10-20-02, 05:05 AM
if its built in how would i know?
pauldriver
10-20-02, 05:10 AM
Originally posted by cow80004
ok i got digital cable, plus a cable modem, is there a program or something so i can watch TV on my computer?!?

Currently, I am unaware of an addin card for decoding digital cable.

Currently available devices are

Analog NTSC TV, Terristral broadcast and Cable.
Digital Satalite TV (Direct TV)
and Terristral broadcast ATSC HDTV

You could get a TV Tuner card and hook that to a cable box, but controling the cable box from the PC may be problamatic.

Paul
cow80004
10-20-02, 05:41 AM
alrighty then, whats the best tv tunner card? and where can i get it?
pauldriver
10-20-02, 06:03 AM
Originally posted by cow80004
alrighty then, whats the best tv tunner card? and where can i get it?

Depends, seach the web.

Many people use Hauppauge card and swear by them, I've used everycard thay make and consider them to be overpriced and buggy.

Take a look at the AverKey TV Studio Pro it's about $80.00

Paul
BinarySuperman
10-20-02, 11:33 AM
get the msi ti4200 64mb or 128mb version with VIVO (Video-in, Video-out) and use windvr to watch tv, thats what im currently doing.
Matthew1001
10-20-02, 11:48 AM
There is also in the ATI All-in-Wonder Radeon which I am going to be getting soon.
Itchie
10-20-02, 02:02 PM
Why would anyone want to get an all in one video card with built in tv tuner if he already has a good video card? Then he'd have to throw away his current video card. That doesn't make much sense, does it? Instead, get a pci tv tuner card, they vary in price but you should be able to get one for around $70. Here's the one I have:

http://avermedia.com/
AMD'er
10-25-02, 01:57 PM
this is pretty good TV Turner http://www.leadtek.com.tw/www/Web_Leadtek/multimedia/TV2000_XP/TV2000-XP.asp
Guero
10-25-02, 02:32 PM
There are digital TV cards for PCs.

http://www.hauppauge.com/html/products.htm#digital
Miknow
10-25-02, 02:46 PM
That leadtek one is very nice
Penguin4x4
10-25-02, 03:23 PM
Or try


Wall Jack---------->Digital Receiver---------------->Computer

:)
pauldriver
10-25-02, 06:28 PM
Originally posted by Guero
There are digital TV cards for PCs.

http://www.hauppauge.com/html/products.htm#digital

hauppauge sucks.

I have used all of their cards in the last year, the HDTV is the worst of the bunch.

Buggy software, buggy hardware, bad manufacturing, wont record the analog, only the digital stream.

Geougous pictures though, try MyHD at digital connection http://www.digitalconnection.com

Paul
specific
10-25-02, 08:44 PM
the leadtek is choice, it comes with a remote.
ati's seperate tuner card doesn't have the remote that the allinwonder has, but the software is a little more robust than the leadtek's.
but those are the two i swear by.