HDTV on my computer?

[filaw]

I heard that it's possible to get HD channels on my computer. How does that work?

At the moment I have a very old TV Tuner card, with just your basic RCA input. Is it a similar thing to that?

How does it work getting access to the channels? Do I still need to sign up with some kind of Cable company or Dish?

What kind of hardware do I need? Does anybody have any reccommendations about the best way to watch HD on my computer?

Thanks!

[Soopafresh]

Have you done a search at http://www.videohelp.com ? They're a pretty good site for that kind of info.

[painkiller]

While you're at it, search the web for DVICO.
They have such products.

[edDV]

First step, put your address into http://www.antennaweb.org/ to see what channels are available at what distance, power and direction. That dictates your antenna needs. Then get a HD (DTV) tuner card or a digital television.

[jman98]

I'm using the My HDTV MDP-130 card. It works pretty well with Windows. I connected an antenna to it and I was getting excellent OTA (Over The Air) reception from Fox and a few other channels, but eventually OTA reception got worse and worse and I finally had to break down and use a cable box as OTA for me became bad pretty much all the time.

The MDP-130 should NOT be used for recording analog TV. I recommend a real analog TV card like you have for that.

[handyguy]

Just get a hdtv card, they even make them as USB.

[MJA]

if you live far away from the city you going to need a big outdoor antenna like a ChannelMaster 4228 with a ChannelMaster 7777 preamplifier.

more info and help

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=45