How can I get Cable or a Dish Network, Direct TV style cable through my Laptop PC?

Question

How can I get Cable or a Dish Network, Direct TV style cable through my Laptop PC?

Answer 1

Cable only through

ATI All In Wonder DCT

The external and internal models are the same thing, except the external has a case and a power supply, but if you open the external one up, you will see that its just a power distributor, pcie card and a plastic case..

Answer 2

You just need to vote Republican, so you can continue to pay super high health insurance for coverage they will deny you and another 50 years in Iraq with more breaks for Big Oil companies and you'll be fine.

-I have spoken.

Answer 3

Basically all you need is a TV tuner for your laptop.  Some higher end ones come with it, but you can always buy external ones(probably cost 50-100 bucks for a mid range one.  Once you have that your laptop can basically act like a TV, with the added bonus of being able to record.   Assuming you have windows, you can even just use windows media player for TV(though there are better programs if you look around.

On  a sidenote, what the last poster said about cable only is because with satellite service you would still need a receiver box, just like you would have on any TV with satellite or digital cable.   If you already have cable, you can just hook up a cable and get basic cable without a receiver.