TILLY

hi i have recently purchased a new pc philips HEPC 7511http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/285893thats the link at pc world it sayd i can view tv via my pc , but i want to know what accesories i need to set this up , i have found all the info on the pc to search for tv etc but i need to know what cables or connectors i actually need , when i opened the box i found a connection thing which i have not yet used its a black hub kind of thing with a usb attatched and theres anoher wire in the same bag with a jack on and a small little thing at the end which looks like an infared aeriel kind of thing , is this the thing i need ? also i know that pc's have to have a certain card to view tv , does my pc have this ? im presuming it does as the pc i bought is an entertainment pc from pc world , any information on if i have the right accesories , or what accesories i need would be very helpfull , you can view the pc at pc world its the philips hepc 7511 quad core

maca

reed the handbook

alex378

You can watch TV on PC just installing one piece of software.

MarcK

If your PC allows you to watch TV through it, it should have a socket in the back of the tower where you can plug a normal satellite cable in to. If you have Windows XP Media Centre as the system operator of your PC, once this cable is plugged in you should just be able to start up the Media Centre and watch/pause/record/rewind live TV. If you have a different system, you should be sent through an installation process of some sort to open the TV viewing the next time you switch on your computer after plugging in the cable.