Free HDTV on Your PC - Comments Page 2

Hi, How many channels can you get from a converter?

EDITOR'S NOTE: I don't see why the answer wouldn't be "all of them."

One more question for you...Do you have to have an Internet connection for this to work? Like at the airport, where they charge for service, can you watch TV for free?

EDITOR'S NOTE: No Internet connection required! It's just over-the-air broadcasting.

How do I record a digital program on an analog VCR?

EDITOR'S NOTE: I dohn't think it's even something you need to think about. Just plug the output of your TV into your VCR and press record. The digital-to-analog conversion will be done by the VCR.

Maybe I'm missing something, but I assume you already have a working TV. Why not get the converter and antenna and use that to get the over-the-air signal on your already-paid-for big-screen TV instead of trying to watch something on a tiny computer monitor?

EDITOR'S NOTE: Well, yes... you are assuming that there is a big-screen TV in the room. HDTV on PC lets you watch TV anywhere you can take your laptop.

Is there any particular reason you offer to use these non free DVD recording programs? (Roxio Easy Media Creator 9 and Nero 7 Ultra Edition)

EDITOR'S NOTE: Is there any reason you didn't mention comparable free alternatives? :-)

If Mark has a separate converter for the DVD/VCR and the TV, he can watch one channel while recording another. If he has only one converter, he can only record the signal he's watching.

Do we have to install a tuner for a samsung 375 in order to record? we have a digital flat screen tv, not being very electronically savvy I am at a loss as to what I need and why.

If you just purchased a computer with a built in HDTV Tuner, can you go right ahead and start getting HDTV or is there something else you need to purchase or download?

EDITOR'S NOTE: You'll need some sort of software that acts as a TV Tuner interface, to switch channels, etc. If you have a "Media PC" then Windows Media Player *might* do that, not sure. Something like SageTV will do the job.