Computer Monitor As A Tv?

[Torres]

i got a new nice LCD monitor for my computer, right? well my old shitty tv is well...just that. shitty. i have better picture and sound on my computer, so what i was checkin to see if i could do was be able to watch tv shows from my monitor? like maybe run a cable or get some kind of software? if it's even possible at all. i'd like to leave the screen where it's at now, dont wanna have to like...set it somewhere special or somethin. if not i'll just stick to watchin movies on here. 300 and transformers FTFW

Edited December 26, 2007 by ExpoSport

[Stephen]

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=TV-PCIRC&cpc=SCH

you can also use it to record tv to your hard drive

[Torres]

omg easy as that? that's cheap as hell too. and i can hook the cable right up to it. even my ps2 (ps3 in the future). that's exactly what i was lookin for. dude i love you lol

[AI James]

media center or vista

[Stephen]

[IH8PunkRok]

i had a tuner card in my comp and it didnt work very well

it may have been a cheap one or sumthin but i didnt like it

[AI James]

tv tuner cards are good you just have to use the right connections

[Torres]

ima look around at different kinds so i can make the best choice. but it's still easier than i thought it was gonna be.

[Torres]

now...how bout radio? i'd try and look but i wouldnt know what to call it. dont really listen to the radio, but might feel froggy once in a while and see if i hear any new music. plus being a freshly built comp, it'd be nice to have

[Tub Asko]

There are a couple ways of doing this. One simple way is to get a Tv Tuner for your desktop. They make external and internal tuners. You can pick em up at the local Circuit City or Best Buy. Prolly cheaper online at Newegg.com or tigerdirect.com.

Another way is to look into something called a sling box. With sling box you run your basic/digital/or sat. signal through a box connected to your high speed internet. The box then relays whatever is on your tv to an ftp account. Basically what it amounts to is you can view/record/and change channels anywhere you have access to a computer and internet.

Lastly if you have a newer monitor, it should have a DVI connection on it as well as VGA. If you have a hi-def cable or sat. box then you can get a dvi to hdmi cord to plug the hdmi into your cable/sat box and dvi into your monitor. By far the best picture and quality here.

Here are a few links:

(i used to work at Circuit city so I will give you Circuit City links cause I know what they have, prolly find it cheaper at one of those other websites I mentioned):

Slingbox

Tv Tuner

DVI to HDMI