Where can I watch TV on my computer?

Question

I know friends who have a program to watch TV on their computer and they can hook up their cable cord to get cable channels. What's a program that I can use to watch TV?

Answer 1

http://www.locatetv.com/

This works well for most TV Shows. I watch LOST on there.

Answer 2

If your computer did not come with it you will need a video capture card.

Video capture cards are used to get the picture from the cable, aerial, or satellite television source into the PC.

They decode and capture the video signal from the channel you want to view or record. Most cards include a tuner to capture an specific TV signal (called 'tuner cards').

(Sometimes people mistake video capture cards with video display cards which provide the output to the (tv)screen).