Pilot
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No cable, no satellite.
When I try to research online how to record onto a PC I get incomplete info and what info I do get is usually assumes I have cable or satellite.
I want to record from an antenna.
They say I need a tuner for the PC. Ok, I get that. But on the packaging for the tuners, it says "watch TV shows on your computer". No, I want to watch TV shows on the TV. Why would I want to sit in the office and watch on an 18 inch monitor which only 1 person can really see at a time when I have a 47 inch TV? None of the tuners say I can record on the PC and watch on the TV, but the sales people say it will work. I don't really trust sales people, especially when it means to return it, I have to drive 35 miles each way.
So, question: If I get a tuner for a PC, can I record on the computer and play on the TV?
What other equipment and or software do I need?
We have an old laptop we plan to use & it has about a 160G hard drive. Is that sufficient? If not, how about using an external hard drive with it?
What else do I need to know?
I guess my frustration shows. Sorry about that. Please help.
Thanks.
When I try to research online how to record onto a PC I get incomplete info and what info I do get is usually assumes I have cable or satellite.
I want to record from an antenna.
They say I need a tuner for the PC. Ok, I get that. But on the packaging for the tuners, it says "watch TV shows on your computer". No, I want to watch TV shows on the TV. Why would I want to sit in the office and watch on an 18 inch monitor which only 1 person can really see at a time when I have a 47 inch TV? None of the tuners say I can record on the PC and watch on the TV, but the sales people say it will work. I don't really trust sales people, especially when it means to return it, I have to drive 35 miles each way.
So, question: If I get a tuner for a PC, can I record on the computer and play on the TV?
What other equipment and or software do I need?
We have an old laptop we plan to use & it has about a 160G hard drive. Is that sufficient? If not, how about using an external hard drive with it?
What else do I need to know?
I guess my frustration shows. Sorry about that. Please help.
Thanks.