How does TV card work?

[yalag]

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I am a newbie with TV card, and was wondering how does it work? I have a cable off the wall that goes into my tv, so if I buy this tv card, does it split that cable and put it in my computer? Also, is it possible for the tv and the computer to be on different channels?

Thank you

 

[Golgatha]

Originally posted by: yalag
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I am a newbie with TV card, and was wondering how does it work? I have a cable off the wall that goes into my tv, so if I buy this tv card, does it split that cable and put it in my computer? Also, is it possible for the tv and the computer to be on different channels?

Thank you

Just buy a two-way splitter for the cable. Send one to the TV and one to the computer's tuner card. You can have them on different channels also.

 

[yalag]

where can I get this two-way splitter that you speak of?

 

[Tegeril]

Probably Radio Shack.

 

[wraith3k]

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