Nathan Explosion
12-27-2010, 10:28 PM
I'm editing my question. What I'm looking for is a tuner that I can connect directly to my monitor to watch TV on it.
I know there are tuners that can connect to your computer, but I want one that I can use that can turn my monitor into a smallish TV. My monitor has built in speakers that can do the job if needed, so it would need to have an audio output jack.
Also, my monitor is a bit older so it has a DVI connection, not HDMI. However, I can buy a HDMI to DVI cable and an audio cable to get around that issue. Finally, if the tuner could support 720p, that would be awesome.
I've been looking and have had trouble finding one that says it meets all requirements, so I'm turning to you all for help. A lot of them say they can tune into over the air ATSC channels, but none say they support HD signals through a box (cable or satellite). I imagine they would, but would love to get confirmation.
Eventually I want to get a larger monitor for my computer (no larger than 23"), and it would be nice to turn this monitor into another TV (maybe for my kitchen so I can watch TV while cooking, especially Spurs games) as it has great color and contrast and is still in perfect working condition.
So if you all know of anything that is highly rated, then I'd love to know.
I know there are tuners that can connect to your computer, but I want one that I can use that can turn my monitor into a smallish TV. My monitor has built in speakers that can do the job if needed, so it would need to have an audio output jack.
Also, my monitor is a bit older so it has a DVI connection, not HDMI. However, I can buy a HDMI to DVI cable and an audio cable to get around that issue. Finally, if the tuner could support 720p, that would be awesome.
I've been looking and have had trouble finding one that says it meets all requirements, so I'm turning to you all for help. A lot of them say they can tune into over the air ATSC channels, but none say they support HD signals through a box (cable or satellite). I imagine they would, but would love to get confirmation.
Eventually I want to get a larger monitor for my computer (no larger than 23"), and it would be nice to turn this monitor into another TV (maybe for my kitchen so I can watch TV while cooking, especially Spurs games) as it has great color and contrast and is still in perfect working condition.
So if you all know of anything that is highly rated, then I'd love to know.