Question: TV on my computer

[copas]

I have seen a software package advertised on the net that permits TV reception on ones computer.
I wondered if anyone has tried this and how well it works.
Thanks for your comments.

[computeruler]

dont try it they are all spyware but there are a couple free ones but they  suck and have no channels of any point
you can get a tv tuner

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Can you give us an Example, Copas?

[Trizle1]

Well, i seen a tv tuner card by Mercury. Its called "TV Tuner Plus" card for multimedia application. Utilizing audio/video compression and playback technology, it delivers crisp, smooth playback of digital video and TV signals with a simple, user-friendly interface. FM Radio(optional), also available with/without remote control

[Dias de verano]

There are some "view TV on your computer" scams. What happens is that you pay money and what you get is usually VLC Media Player which is free anyway, and an (often out of date) list of streaming internet TV sites which are free also.

[copas]

I was looking at: wwwdirect-pctv
If one googles :tv on my pc, there are a great number of hits.
Sounds too good to be true.

Thanks for your response.

[Dias de verano]

dont try it they are all spyware but there are a couple free ones but they  suck and have no channels of any point
you can get a tv tuner

This person needs a spanking.

[Dias de verano]

Well, i seen a tv tuner card by Mercury. Its called "TV Tuner Plus" card for multimedia application. Utilizing audio/video compression and playback technology, it delivers crisp, smooth playback of digital video and TV signals with a simple, user-friendly interface. FM Radio(optional), also available with/without remote control

You just Googled that and pasted the text.

[Trizle1]

Point of correction. I didn't google and paste. And are you saying anything on google shouldn't be trusted. If you don't know something, you simply ask, you don't just assume...

[Dias de verano]

Point of correction. I didn't google and paste.

I don't believe you wrote this. I have seen how you write. You cannot punctuate.

Utilizing audio/video compression and playback technology, it delivers crisp, smooth playback of digital video and TV signals with a simple, user-friendly interface. FM Radio(optional), also available with/without remote control

[Trizle1]

You're not driving at any point at all...

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

No point in continuing this further.

Either stop this useless argument or I will.

[copas]

Hey, Lookie what I found.
Too good to be true; Right?
If it would work everyone would want some, Like so many things...
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[patio]

Please stop spamming the Forums.

[copas]

I'm sorry you took my post as 'spam'. That is a copy of the ad that I found on my computer. I hoped for an analysis and honest appraisal.

Mr. Carbon Dudeoxide asked for a sample. I tried to comply.

Sorry I ruffled your feathers,
Ivan Copas

[computeruler]

sounds like a scam to me

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

It is a scam. Don't download their software or anything.

Who sent it? Do you know the sender?

[killerb255]

you can get a tv tuner

This part I can actually agree with.

I use Vista Media Center, TV Tuner, Media Center remote, and an IR receiver for the remote. 

If you have basic cable service through your provider, connect the coax cable to your tuner.

If you have rabbit ears/broadcast TV, connect your antenna to the tuner.  Just make sure your tuner is DTV compliant.  Otherwise, you'll need to get a new tuner or a converter box.

If you use satellite, digital cable, or anything else that uses a set top box, then you'll need something called an "IR Blaster" connected to your IR receiver.  Point the other end of the IR blaster in front of the set top box so Media Center can change its channels.

http://thegreenbutton.com is a great resource for XP and Vista Media Center stuff!

[BC_Programmer]

I purchased a USB TV tuner about a month ago. Haven't used it very often, but it works great on my laptop.

For some reason my desktop exhibits strange anomalous video when I plug it in (faded white lines on the screen). Oh well; same with the internal TV tuner I got too. strange.

[computeruler]

I had a tv tuner but it stopped working when i got my new motherboard must not have been complatible with pci 2 or something

[copas]

I am talking about internet TV. That is digital TV available via the internet.
There is quite a bit on Wikipedia about it. Apparently one requires a card to access it.
I know the net is littered with scams and half truths that obscure the real thing.
I also know about a card with a tv tuner and output jack that picks up TV either from cable or local antenna and displays on the computer monitor or a TV .
Internet TV is a different thing and may be worthwhile.
I am trying to find someone that has experienced it.

Ivan Copas

[BC_Programmer]

Apparently one requires a card to access it.

a network interface card should be the only necessary piece of hardware to view it.

[Geek-9pm]

Te topic was about TV on your computer.

There soon will be more and more TV on you computer.
Much more that you really need. Or want. 
The big Hi-Tech companies are going for it.
The TV stations are going digital.
Cell phones are becoming TV sets.

No need to put your money into any of it right now. 

[BC_Programmer]

No need to put your money into any of it right now. 

Case and point 

[copas]

I agree with you who would be cautious. I'm old enough to recall the effects of the past depression...

I saw that Samsung is going to offer a TV dedicated to Internet TV.
Also the Obama team sent a letter yesterday to congressional leaders to delay the digital conversion.
Hopeful signs that I just might avoid the 'dinky dish' trap.
Thanks for your response,
Ivan Copas

[computeruler]

you were alive in the early 1930's??!!

[Geek-9pm]

...a letter yesterday to congressional leaders
to delay the digital conversion.

They can extend the life of old TV sets.
Get an old TV at the local Thrift Shop and place it next to your monitor. Now you can surf the internet and have TV with no reduction in your bandwidth. And no ads from Google. 

Cost less that a TV tuner.

[copas]

Yes I was alive all through the thirties and one thing for sure is; few people are interested in what we have done, only what we are going to do. Here's what inspired the thread:

As you mentioned the TV signals are going digital. For several years I have watched C band TV on my big dish. Soon I will need to invest in another method of watching commercials. I am too far away from a TV station to receive over the air broadcasts. Being a frugal sort (You young fellows probably aren't familiar with the term 'fixed income') I was looking for and alternative to C band TV. The converter box that Uncle Sam subsidized for me won't work, for me, with C band. Then I read a pretty reliable looking article that said that there are 4000 channels of TV now on the net. An answer to my problem if I can discover how to access it.

Thanks for your comments. I appreciate them all.
Ivan Copas