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A friend of mine has a Hewlett Packard setup he bought from BestBuy (some multimedia seutp) and he is able to run his TV through his video card somehow. I haven't looked at how it works really, so I figured I'd ask the experts here at Anandtech for the best way and best hardware to do this. Some sort of special video card?

Also, what would I need to run multiple monitors on my system?
 
It's called a capture or TV tuner card. Check em out at Newegg.com, it should be obvious how they work. Leadtek makes nice, beginner friendly cards.

For multiple monitors, obviously you need a card that has dual monitor outputs or you need to put another video card in your system.
 
Some programs like current versions of WinAmp will let you see streaming feeds of tv shows. It's hard to find a spot/opening (Since the feeds are limited bandwidth, hosts usually allow 10-30 people on each feed maximum, or something). I've seen Family Guy, Futurama, etc - this way.

To watch live tv channels on your computer, you would probably need a tuner card. Here's an example..
http://registration.hauppauge....e/hardware.asp#pvrusb2

Though you can probably get one for way cheaper. That one just has a lot of bells and whistles. I'm not sure if you can just route your tv channels through a current video card - I don't have a lot of knowledge on this area. I do know that there are tv tuner cards though.
-Jen
 
Great advice, from both of you.

I'll probably check into the dual monitor output card, but you say that if I install another video card it would work as well, right? Do they make video cards for PCI slots? I have a seperate AGP card since my mobo doesn't have onboard video. =(

I'll definitely check into the Leadtek stuff.
 
they do, but pci cards will be crap for any gaming whatsoever. go with the dual monitor card, all modern video cards have multiple connectors.
 
Hrm, well I have a nVidia GForce 3 Ti200 128MB video card now, which I don't think has a dual output. I bought it a little over a year ago. >_<
 
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