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post #1 of 35
7/6/06 at 8:26pm
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ok ive got this question to be answered or ill be skrewed out of $500(cost of tv).what is the purpose of a tv tuner for the m9700??
what can it do???
do i get free cable ???
does it cost money for the cable???
need these answered in 2 days please help me out
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post #2 of 35
7/6/06 at 10:18pm
I believe a tuner card will only tune whatever signal is input. So if you have cable and you put it into the tuner it will display it on the PC. You would still need a cable box to feed into the PC. I also believe that some of the tuner cards are HD tuners, I think those come with an HD antenae or you can get one, this should work if you live in a major metro area. So basically I think the tuner card will not give you free cable. Of course I may be wrong as I do not have one.

Here is some info that I found after posting... Link
-Mark
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post #3 of 35
7/7/06 at 12:18am
The TV tuner will give you a coaxel input which will allow you to watch TV on your computer and it will give you Tivo functions like being able to record shows and pause/rewind live TV. It will NOT however somehow give you cable that you didnt pay for(unless you are already stealing cable ) but just gives you the ability to use your computer as a TV with tivo
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post #4 of 35
7/7/06 at 4:02pm
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o well that stinks
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post #5 of 35
7/7/06 at 5:04pm
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Originally Posted by big will
o well that stinks

Very smooth post - appreciative, gracious, very well put.
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post #6 of 35
7/7/06 at 5:33pm
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are u flaming or being nice
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post #7 of 35
7/7/06 at 5:52pm
Having a tv tuner is exactly like having a TV. If you don't hook a cable into its coax, you don't get any channels unless you have a tower next door and your house is covered in tin foil.

You can, however, buy a set of rabbit ears and get a few channels (depending on your location, probably up to 10+ if you live in a big city)

A fun note: I have Roadrunner (from Time Warner) internet service, and they have to give you basic cable in order to get the signal to your house, so you might get free cable if you have a cable internet provider.
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post #8 of 35
7/8/06 at 1:27am
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Originally Posted by big will
are u flaming or being nice

Somebody slap this dude with a giant salami.
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post #9 of 35
7/8/06 at 2:01am
notw
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post #10 of 35
7/8/06 at 4:25am
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Originally Posted by ilCacciatore
Somebody slap this dude with a giant salami.

Dammit, ilC, are you flaming again??
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post #11 of 35
7/8/06 at 4:42am
notw has been submitted officially.
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post #12 of 35
7/8/06 at 9:57am
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o ok well i live is a little city like maybe 3000 people.
and waht does nobtw mean????
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post #13 of 35
7/8/06 at 5:45pm
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Originally Posted by big will
. . . and waht does nobtw mean????

NotW stands for "n00b of the Week."

Details.

Congratulations on your nomination. May the best n00b win.
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post #14 of 35
7/8/06 at 9:00pm
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Originally Posted by big will
o well that stinks

NoTw for sure. How does that stink? You can use your computer as a TV for sake!!!!!
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post #15 of 35
7/8/06 at 9:07pm
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Originally Posted by Vicious_CB
NoTw for sure. How does that stink? You can use your computer as a TV for sake!!!!!

Because it won't allow him to steal pay tv with it. That is how I'm reading it anyway. They have dvb cards for desktops that get free sat tv but not in a mini pci card that I know of. Sounds like a bad idea, directv had a field day suing people over the hacked cards back in the day ($3000 minimum fine).
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post #16 of 35
7/9/06 at 11:15am
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no the reason why i said that stinks is beacuase i thought it was like lan and u get it for free.also how do u get lan for your house.
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post #17 of 35
7/9/06 at 7:58pm
LOL.

AOL Dial up Will get you lan
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post #18 of 35
7/9/06 at 11:55pm
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Originally Posted by big will
no the reason why i said that stinks is beacuase i thought it was like lan and u get it for free.also how do u get lan for your house.

Can you say nub cakes? or wikipedia
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post #19 of 35
7/10/06 at 12:26am
google it
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post #20 of 35
7/10/06 at 9:58pm
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what do i type in????
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