Can I watch cable TV on my monitor?

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Walt Mather

Probably a dumb question, but since I have a cable modem hooked to my
computer and cable tv coming into the house, is there any way to watch the
cable tv stations on my computer monitor ?

I have Win XP Pro and an ATI Radaon 9000 vid card.

Thanks,
Walt
 
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Probably a dumb question, but since I have a cable modem hooked to my
computer and cable tv coming into the house, is there any way to watch the
cable tv stations on my computer monitor ?

I have Win XP Pro and an ATI Radaon 9000 vid card.

Thanks,
Walt

you will need to put in an adapter card into your computer
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then you can watch tv and vcr or you can plug your
camcorder into it and you could actually record
video....you can buy this card reasonably cheap at walmart.
 
Yes - if you buy and install a tv card. Ones such as the TV LEADTEK WINFAST
"DELUXE" TV2000XP TV/FM MULTIMEDIA CARD, which I have, can be purchased at
newegg.com for US$44.00. You have to plug the feed from the cable tv into
the tv card.

MarkS
 
Walt said:
Probably a dumb question, but since I have a cable modem hooked to my
computer and cable tv coming into the house, is there any way to
watch the cable tv stations on my computer monitor ?

I have Win XP Pro and an ATI Radaon 9000 vid card.

Thanks,
Walt
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Does your video card include a TV tuner and software?. If so, you will be
able to do what you want. If not, you will have to provide a TV tuner card
and software to accomplish it.

Look on the video card: Is there a CATV input? If so, you probably have a
TV Tuner card. Also look in your ATI control panel: is there a choice called
"TV"? If both these things are true, your ATI card probably has a TV Tuner.

Once you ascertain whether you have a TV Tuner and software, you will be
able to connect your TV to your video card by using a cable splitter which
splits the CATV signal between the TV and the Video card.

A two-way cable splitter is around $10-$15, plus the necessary CATV cable.
Do NOT use gold connectors on the CATV cable, since they will act as
transmitters, and create electronic noise which will interfere with your
internet connection. (I got this straight from the horse's mouth, the
technician who worked on my cable connection, who removed the deluxe gold
connectors from the CATV cable I purchased at Radio Shack -- he did return
the gold connectors to me, by the way.)

By the way, I just checked ATI's site for information on the Radeon 9000
series of cards. None of them include a CATV input on the card. This means
that they do NOT include a TV tuner on the card, so you will HAVE to obtain
a TV tuner card and software if you want to view your cable signal on your
monitor.

Here are a few choices:

http://www.hauppauge.com/
http://store.snapstream.com/tvtunercards.html
 
Donald,
Thank you. You obviously put some time into that response and I appreciate
it. I may go pick up the tv card for future use but my main reason for the
question was because I'm in my office working today and wanted to pull in
the rescheduled Winston Cup race from Atlanta that was rained out yesterday.
It starts in about 20 minutes, so guess I'll be missing it. Thanks again
though.
Walt
 
Besides having a TV tuner, your Internet feed must not have
a TV filter, the cable companies put these in Internet lines
unless you also subscribe to the TV side.


| Donald,
| Thank you. You obviously put some time into that response
and I appreciate
| it. I may go pick up the tv card for future use but my
main reason for the
| question was because I'm in my office working today and
wanted to pull in
| the rescheduled Winston Cup race from Atlanta that was
rained out yesterday.
| It starts in about 20 minutes, so guess I'll be missing
it. Thanks again
| though.
| Walt
|
| "Donald L McDaniel" <server2.NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
| | > Walt Mather wrote:
| > > Probably a dumb question, but since I have a cable
modem hooked to my
| > > computer and cable tv coming into the house, is there
any way to
| > > watch the cable tv stations on my computer monitor ?
| > >
| > > I have Win XP Pro and an ATI Radaon 9000 vid card.
| > >
| > > Thanks,
| > > Walt
| >
| > Does your video card include a TV tuner and software?.
If so, you will be
| > able to do what you want. If not, you will have to
provide a TV tuner card
| > and software to accomplish it.
| >
| > Look on the video card: Is there a CATV input? If so,
you probably have
| a
| > TV Tuner card. Also look in your ATI control panel: is
there a choice
| called
| > "TV"? If both these things are true, your ATI card
probably has a TV
| Tuner.
| >
| > Once you ascertain whether you have a TV Tuner and
software, you will be
| > able to connect your TV to your video card by using a
cable splitter which
| > splits the CATV signal between the TV and the Video
card.
| >
| > A two-way cable splitter is around $10-$15, plus the
necessary CATV cable.
| > Do NOT use gold connectors on the CATV cable, since they
will act as
| > transmitters, and create electronic noise which will
interfere with your
| > internet connection. (I got this straight from the
horse's mouth, the
| > technician who worked on my cable connection, who
removed the deluxe gold
| > connectors from the CATV cable I purchased at Radio
Shack -- he did return
| > the gold connectors to me, by the way.)
| >
| > By the way, I just checked ATI's site for information on
the Radeon 9000
| > series of cards. None of them include a CATV input on
the card. This
| means
| > that they do NOT include a TV tuner on the card, so you
will HAVE to
| obtain
| > a TV tuner card and software if you want to view your
cable signal on your
| > monitor.
| >
| > Here are a few choices:
| >
| > http://www.hauppauge.com/
| > http://store.snapstream.com/tvtunercards.html
| >
| > --
| > Donald L McDaniel
| > *** All outgoing email checked by
| > Norton Anti-Virus 2004 and found
| > To be free of all known viruses ***
| >
| >
|
|
 
http://www.nascar.com/


| Donald,
| Thank you. You obviously put some time into that response
and I appreciate
| it. I may go pick up the tv card for future use but my
main reason for the
| question was because I'm in my office working today and
wanted to pull in
| the rescheduled Winston Cup race from Atlanta that was
rained out yesterday.
| It starts in about 20 minutes, so guess I'll be missing
it. Thanks again
| though.
| Walt
|
| "Donald L McDaniel" <server2.NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
| | > Walt Mather wrote:
| > > Probably a dumb question, but since I have a cable
modem hooked to my
| > > computer and cable tv coming into the house, is there
any way to
| > > watch the cable tv stations on my computer monitor ?
| > >
| > > I have Win XP Pro and an ATI Radaon 9000 vid card.
| > >
| > > Thanks,
| > > Walt
| >
| > Does your video card include a TV tuner and software?.
If so, you will be
| > able to do what you want. If not, you will have to
provide a TV tuner card
| > and software to accomplish it.
| >
| > Look on the video card: Is there a CATV input? If so,
you probably have
| a
| > TV Tuner card. Also look in your ATI control panel: is
there a choice
| called
| > "TV"? If both these things are true, your ATI card
probably has a TV
| Tuner.
| >
| > Once you ascertain whether you have a TV Tuner and
software, you will be
| > able to connect your TV to your video card by using a
cable splitter which
| > splits the CATV signal between the TV and the Video
card.
| >
| > A two-way cable splitter is around $10-$15, plus the
necessary CATV cable.
| > Do NOT use gold connectors on the CATV cable, since they
will act as
| > transmitters, and create electronic noise which will
interfere with your
| > internet connection. (I got this straight from the
horse's mouth, the
| > technician who worked on my cable connection, who
removed the deluxe gold
| > connectors from the CATV cable I purchased at Radio
Shack -- he did return
| > the gold connectors to me, by the way.)
| >
| > By the way, I just checked ATI's site for information on
the Radeon 9000
| > series of cards. None of them include a CATV input on
the card. This
| means
| > that they do NOT include a TV tuner on the card, so you
will HAVE to
| obtain
| > a TV tuner card and software if you want to view your
cable signal on your
| > monitor.
| >
| > Here are a few choices:
| >
| > http://www.hauppauge.com/
| > http://store.snapstream.com/tvtunercards.html
| >
| > --
| > Donald L McDaniel
| > *** All outgoing email checked by
| > Norton Anti-Virus 2004 and found
| > To be free of all known viruses ***
| >
| >
|
|
 
The All In Wonder Versions of the 9000 ATI series have the
TV tuner on the board. I have the regular ATI Tv tuner and
did not like it. It seems my picture quality was not very
good. Actually I have both the USB version and the PCI
card version. Stay away from the USB version as I have had
a lot of problems with it.
 
Donald L McDaniel said:
Walt Mather wrote:
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A two-way cable splitter is around $10-$15, plus the necessary CATV cable.
Do NOT use gold connectors on the CATV cable, since they will act as
transmitters, and create electronic noise which will interfere with your
internet connection. (I got this straight from the horse's mouth, the
technician who worked on my cable connection, who removed the deluxe gold
connectors from the CATV cable I purchased at Radio Shack -- he did return
the gold connectors to me, by the way.)

(snip)
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Donald L McDaniel
*** All outgoing email checked by
Norton Anti-Virus 2004 and found
To be free of all known viruses ***
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I think this (mis)information came from the other end of the horse. There is
no way that any kind of splitter can become a "transmitter".

The problem that could be experienced would be to use connectors made of
two different metals. This can set up weak electric currents and eventually
cause corrosion at the connection, especially if the connection is exposed
to high moisture.

I use nothing but gold connectors and have no problems.
 
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