Best way to watch tv on pc

Rogue17 · Jan 7, 2014

Hi,

I have a dual monitor setup and was wanting to partly use the 2nd monitor for tv at times. I have a standard tv connection available in my room and would possibly like to go towards a wireless hd signal in future. What would be recommended as the best way to go about this? Would some sort of external usb device be sufficient or do i need to install a higher end tv tuner card into my pc?

Any insight would be appreciated,

Thanks

Mousemonkey · Jan 7, 2014

An internal TV card would be the easiest I reckon.

Rogue17 · Jan 14, 2014

If i plug an hdmi cable directly into my pc instead of into a screen would that work? Is there a type of software i can download to watch tv in some sort of windowed format so i can still use the screen as a normal pc monitor instead of limiting me to just using it as a tv?

Im wondering if a tv card is absolutely necessary or if there are ways around it if i dont need to use the standard tv cable.

jb6684 · Jan 14, 2014

Ditch cable and stream all your shows from the internet.... (a PC cable card is really nothing more than a cable box you buy n pay for...)

If you need a bigger screen, run an HDMI wire over to the TV.... (no special software needed, just configure your PC to support dual monitors (Google "Window 7 dual screens.." http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976064 )

OR, ditch the PC from the loop entirely and get a Blu-Ray player or Google TV (or equivalent) to let you stream from those devices....

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