public TV on a computer

On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 05:43:06 GMT, "Draco" <Lang79james.RemoveThis@gmail.com>
wrote:

>OK this is what I want:
>
>One Pc with tuner card
>Just Public Channels
>Complettly PC base
>Big Ass Monitor
>
>I know i can do this if I had cable but I dont watch that much Tv to pay for
>something i will not use that much. Perrty much this pc will then for my
>media music dvds and tv all in one. Building the pc will not be a problem
>what will is if i build and find out i cant do all i want. So sugestions you
>can offer to make this work. Thanks in Advanced
>

You've pretty much described what you need. You don't need cable TV,
however, you will need an antenna set (Rabbit ears + bow tie) with a
coax connector. Depending on your local reception, you may wish to
opt for an amplified antenna system (the roof mounted ones like your
Dad or Grampa used to use will probably work best).

The better choices for a PCI card are:

-cards based on the ATI Theatrix 550 chip
-The Hauppage 150, 250, or 350 cards.

The TV Wonder cards from ATI are also well supported by 3rd party
software, and is cheaper, but the image quality isn't as good.

If you're on a budget, you can find generic PCI TV tuner cards in the
$25 range. I've no idea of the quality or capabilities of those.

As to the rest of it, I'll leave it up to you to shop around for a PC
that fits your needs and I've no idea what your idea of a "Big Ass
Monitor" or price range is. You could get a projection monitor and a
projection screen (or paint a wall white). That's about as "Big-Ass"
as I can think of for a home setup. It's basically a digital movie
projector that you can hook up to a PC - commonly used for
presentations. It's expensive, figure about $1000US for a lower end
one, but depending on how you set it up, you can have a projected
image as big as the wall.
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Thanks.


MCheu
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On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 05:43:06 GMT, "Draco"
<Lang79james RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote:

>OK this is what I want:
>
>One Pc with tuner card
>Just Public Channels
>Complettly PC base
>Big Ass Monitor
>
>I know i can do this if I had cable but I dont watch that much Tv to pay for
>something i will not use that much. Perrty much this pc will then for my
>media music dvds and tv all in one. Building the pc will not be a problem
>what will is if i build and find out i cant do all i want. So sugestions you
>can offer to make this work. Thanks in Advanced
>


The most important part will probably be a very good
antenna. If you're close enough to a tower a moderate
indoor antenna might suffice but otherwise an external
roof-mount type and even an ampflifier. PC tuner cards have
limited to no noise filtering so a very high SNR is
important. What lengths you would go to for less noise when
soon enough the airwaves will go digital- I cannot say.
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Use a receiver or video card that will receive digital broadcasts. Even a mediocre signal will result in a good picture.

Draco wrote:
>
> OK this is what I want:
>
> One Pc with tuner card
> Just Public Channels
> Complettly PC base
> Big Ass Monitor
>
> I know i can do this if I had cable but I dont watch that much Tv to pay for
> something i will not use that much. Perrty much this pc will then for my
> media music dvds and tv all in one. Building the pc will not be a problem
> what will is if i build and find out i cant do all i want. So sugestions you
> can offer to make this work. Thanks in Advanced

--
Mike Walsh
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
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Just want to say thanks all For the Input. Like I stated before biulding it
wont be a problem nor would the cost.
Yes I know the frase Bis Ass Monitor is not very techinal and I do realize
that I will SPend Some cash towards it. I wont more thinking like 24 or 30
incher range. I just realy wanted to know if and how it can be done.
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Yes I know flat screens are nice and all but i thinking i will going with a
crt they tend to be on the cheaper side and have better res from what I am
led to believe. I also know there are some high end lcd's that are bad ass
but they will also hit the pocket book more deaply.
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> On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 17:18:56 GMT, "Draco" <Lang79james.DeleteThis@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Just want to say thanks all For the Input. Like I stated before biulding
>>it
>>wont be a problem nor would the cost.
>>Yes I know the frase Bis Ass Monitor is not very techinal and I do realize
>>that I will SPend Some cash towards it. I wont more thinking like 24 or 30
>>incher range. I just realy wanted to know if and how it can be done.
>
> Once again LCD TVs are way way cheaper but PC widescreen big screens
> have higher res. DELL just came out with a 30 inch widescreen PC
> monitor but I think its super high around 2000-3000 bucks.
>
> I think I saw deals on Gateway 20 wides PC screen for 500-600
> The DELL 24 " wide for PC was 800-1000.
>
> The LCD TVs I think you can get a 32" for 1000 or less when rebated
> and on sale.
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