How to Watch TV Remotely With a TV Tuner
You can purchase a television tuner card or USB stick for less than $50. A TV tuner is an electronic device used to decode TV signals. These small, relatively inexpensive devices are portable. When you use a TV tuner along with a laptop, you can watch TV from just about anywhere. The setup process is not at all complicated and can be performed in just few a minutes. The initial setup process (which has to be performed only one time) is slightly different than the general setup process.
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Instructions
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First Time Setup
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Turn on the laptop.
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Place the TV tuner's installation CD (if applicable) into the computer's CD drive. The software installation wizard should launch automatically. Follow the wizard's prompts to install the TV tuner software onto the laptop.
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Connect the TV tuner to the laptop. Depending upon the type of TV tuner you have, this connection may be established by plugging the TV tuner into one of the laptop's available USB ports, or it could be established by inserting the TV tuner into the laptop's "express card 54" slot. Both the USB port and the "express card 54" slot are generally located on the side of the laptop.
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Plug the signal antenna (often comes with the TV tuner) into the TV tuner's "TV In" terminal.
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Click on the "Start" menu. Type "Windows Media Center" in the "Search" box and press "Enter" on the keyboard to launch the Windows Media Center application. (Windows 7 usually includes Windows Media Center.)
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Select "Tasks," then "Settings," then "TV," and then, finally, select "Set Up a TV Signal."
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Follow the prompts to set up the TV tuner to work with the signal antenna.
Watch TV Remotely
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Turn on the laptop.
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Connect the TV tuner to the laptop. You would either plug in the TV tuner to one of the laptop's available USB ports, or you would insert the TV tuner into the laptop's "express card 54" slot. These are generally located on the laptop's side.
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Plug in the signal antenna to the TV tuner's "TV In" terminal.
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Click on the "Start" menu. Type "Windows Media Center" in the "Search" box and launch Windows Media Center.
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Scroll to "TV," then select "Live TV."
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Tips & Warnings
Now that U.S. broadcast TV has gone all digital, so, in order to use a TV tuner (either card or USB stick) and antenna to watch TV on your laptop, you will need to have a digital TV tuner.
