Watching Tv On My Monitor

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  1. Feb 19, 2007 at 8:07 PM #1
    Coolguy

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    I dont think the x800 has a tv tuner so i was wondering is there a way for me to connect my cable box to my pc or something like that so i can watch it? Yes i have a tv, but my pc is like right next to my bed and my tv isnt and crap... thanks for the help...
     
  2. Feb 20, 2007 at 5:47 PM #2
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    So you have Media Center?
     
  3. Feb 21, 2007 at 12:43 PM #3
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    Have you got a TV in/out plug in your computer?

    If you have the correct hard ware all you need is a cable to go from your TV to your PC.
     
  4. Feb 21, 2007 at 2:54 PM #4
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    im getting windows media and i have a x800 GTO

    it has a s-cable, the 7 pin, DVI and VGA
     
  5. Feb 22, 2007 at 11:33 PM #5
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    You can get an external tv box with a VGA output. Just google it or check newegg. :)
     
  6. Feb 22, 2007 at 11:36 PM #6
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    you are going to need to get a tv tuner card, because u are using an ATI gfx card i would recommend getting an ATI TV Wonder card, they will function well together
     
  7. Feb 22, 2007 at 11:56 PM #7
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    I believe ATI makes one of the better tuner cards available.
    I think this is the most recent version.
     
  8. Feb 23, 2007 at 3:42 AM #8
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    yup yup thats the one i recomended :)
     
  9. Feb 23, 2007 at 2:37 PM #9
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    well he doesnt need a tuner card. The external tv box will do the same thing, and often has better quality then any tuner.
     
  10. Feb 24, 2007 at 10:03 AM #10
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    that looks pretty good, i might just buy that

    thanks :)
     
  11. Feb 25, 2007 at 3:09 AM #11
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    While either will work the ati internal tv tuner card will be nicely hidden and give you better quality imho.
     

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