martymas Posted August 29, 2007 Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 (edited) has any one had any thing to do with tvcardsok i buy the tv card then what else is required hardare software ect.is a sattleite dish required any ideas marty Edited August 29, 2007 by martymas Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubba Bob Posted August 29, 2007 Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 Hi Marty,what are you wanting to do with this? Output data to a TV, or input data to your PC? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martymas Posted August 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 either one tho to the tv would be bestas i only have a 17 inch monitorthanks bubba bobmarty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubba Bob Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 either one tho to the tv would be bestas i only have a 17 inch monitorthanks bubba bobmartyFirst off...Just to be sure you know this, not every "TV Card" can input data to your computer. Can be tricky depending on the maker's advertising. I dont have much experience with this so I may not be of the most help. What forum of television reciever do you have now? (ex: cable, antenna, etc) All you need is the data to input to the TV card, and a cable... ( I would think, someone correct me if Im wrong) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martymas Posted August 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 yes my tv is cable which in turn runs my cable modem tho i have the cable tv suspended i couldn afford both marty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
irregularjoe Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 (edited) has any one had any thing to do with tvcardsok i buy the tv card then what else is required hardare software ect.is a sattleite dish required any ideas martyThe TV cards usually have a tuner in them for over the air signals. (ie: crap like Jerry Springer and Oprah)If you have cable tv, then you plug the coax into the card and watch it just as you would on a regular tv.Last I checked, they don't work with satellite or premium digital cable. (ie: HBO type programming) But that was awhile ago. Things might be different now. The only benefit I see for these cards are the ability to use your PC as a recorder. Some of them offer Tivo like control also. (without the monthly fees) Of course you need a big hard drive. Edited August 30, 2007 by irregularjoe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martymas Posted August 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 ok that gives me something to work from marty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bozodog Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 Marty, If I'm correct, you discontinued your cable TV service? If so, you will have to have another source for reception. Re: satellite or antenna to get a signal that the card can use. If that's not possible, then your video card will allow you to view on-line programs only.(www) A TV card is only a receiver that plays nice with your computer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martymas Posted August 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 (edited) yes i had the digital tv discontinuedbut i can relay it throught my compt monitorin new zealand tv isnt the easiest of mediasto use.and tho our tv is free to air by the main carriersthere are things like hardware that make it quite dear to start with.so i thought i might try compt tvi read where tv chanels areplentifullin the sys thanks marty Edited August 31, 2007 by martymas Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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