How to watch HDTV on your desktop??

[Pistonsfan70 10+ year member]

What would I need to buy???

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[vosschs 5,000+ posts]

prolly an hdtv video card 7600 gt 7900 gt, tv tuner??

 

[Pistonsfan70 10+ year member]

Do I need BOTH?? Sorry, I'm a noob..thanks for your help

 

[vosschs 5,000+ posts]

im not even sure

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

you'd need an card w/ an hd tv tuner, hd antenna

 

[_DjScrew_ 5,000+ posts]

you'd need an card w/ an hd tv tuner, hd antenna

what he said .. one of the best cards http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/hdtv-cards.html#myhd

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http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.aspx will help you choose an antenna

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

now if your not wanting to view it via an antenna, you'll need an hd video card that has some sort of other hd input such as hdmi, componet, dvi, etc... and have service with directv, dish network, or cable. and run it into those inputs