Why can't you get one of the Hauppage HDTV USB device. From what I read, they can received Analog and Digital. The one with the cable coax connection should work.
And if you look around you can get one of those type devices for around $50. On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 7:34 PM, Erik Goldoff <[email protected]> wrote: > not sure about your area, but comcast where I live is going to transition > their channels above channel 27 to digital transmission over cable on > October 13th, requiring their digital box to view those stations. ( The > digital channel transmission takes less cable bandwidth than the current > analog channels, and they intend on using the newly re-gained bandwidth for > on-demand and other pay based content. > > I currently have a WinXP based Media Center PC with tuner card and I'm > gonna loose the ability to view stations above channel 27 when they make the > switch. I don't know if there's a 'cable card' version of tuner available > that would work for this now ... > > Erik Goldoff > > *IT Consultant* > > *Systems, Networks, & Security * > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* G.Waleed Kavalec [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 09, 2009 11:08 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* [OT] web -> HDTV > > My wife and I are looking at a Samsung 40" HDTV (UN40B7000 probably) and > I'd like to be able to easily toggle into various web channels now > available. > Anyone already doing this? What is the easiest (and most spouse friendly) > way to do it? > > I have Comcast for both TV and Internet, and I'm open to dedicating a PC to > the job. > > -- > -- > > Gregory Waleed Kavalec > --------------------------------------------- > What matters?... > Only the flicker of light within the darkness, > the feeling of warmth within the cold, > the knowledge of love within the void. > — Joan Walsh Anglund > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
