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Darin Lindsay
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Username: Dlindsay

Post Number: 1
Registered: Feb-05
Posted on Sunday, February 27, 2005 - 05:44 pm:    Edit Post
Does anyone know what I need (hardware,software)so I can hook up my cable from the wall to my comuter, and then watch TV on my computer. Thanks
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TBW
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Username: Rambus_king

Post Number: 4
Registered: Feb-05
Posted on Sunday, February 27, 2005 - 08:38 pm:    Edit Post
You need a TV Tuner card (which will require either a USB port or an open PCI slot) and a relatively decent video card (With TV out (In S-video or component form)).

Expect to spend anywhere from 50-100 dollars on a good tuner card. Most tuner cards require atleast a PII/III or equal AMD processor and 64 MB or RAM. I suggest atleast a 1+ GHz (you should probably have atleast 2, so you can watch TV and do other things at the same time) and probably 256-512 RAM (512 suggested, but than again, 512 is pretty much the performance medium).

Software comes with the retail Tuner Card. Good luck.
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