TV Card advice request

scruffeh · 20 Sep 2009 at 14:59

I have an Amstrad Sky+ box, which is hooked up to a magic eye + small TV upstairs (coaxial cable, I believe). The TV that it is hooked up to is small, so I'd really like to plug the feed into my PC and 26" LCD monitor.

So, my question is: is it possible to get a TV card to allow me to use my PC, instead of my TV? I'd really like to be able to record the feed, and it would be great if I could use the card to pick up BBC HD as well. I've been looking at cards by Hauppauge, but I'm unsure as to whether they would work properly.

Running extra cables from the box is not an option. I'll need to use the existing one, or forget the idea.

scruffeh · 22 Sep 2009 at 10:14

That's really helpful thanks. It looks exactly like what I need

scruffeh · 22 Sep 2009 at 14:40

Thanks again to all who replied. Luckily the dish is accessable, and on the same floor as the room with that would have the TV card, so it would be relatively easy to rig it up, so I'll probably take that option. Is it possible to advise me on the type of cable that I would need? I've tried a few searches and it's not 100% clear to me. I'm OK with checking and/or replacing the LMB

scruffeh · 22 Sep 2009 at 15:02

One day we will not spank the monkey, but the monkey will spank us.

Cheers dude

scruffeh · 22 Sep 2009 at 17:56

Maybe. I only really want to watch sport though. I don't need to record much. Hmmm.