How To Turn a Computer Monitor Into a TV

How To Turn a Computer Monitor Into a TV

A computer monitor works the same as a television monitor, whether it's a tube or LCD model. So any old computer monitor can easily be turned into a TV. If your old set died, your old PC monitor can replace it. If you have an LCD computer monitor, you can have your own LCD TV for a lot less money. You just need to make sure the monitor can connect to your cable or satellite receiver. If the monitor has the same video connection ports your TV source uses, you're good to go. Otherwise, you need a tuner box with a VGA connection port.

Instructions
Directions

1
Check the monitor to see if it has an S-video, component or any other connection port besides the standard VGA computer port. If it has any ports that match with your cable/satellite box's output ports, connect the two devices using a working cable.

2
Connect the cable or satellite receiver to an external TV tuner if the receiver can't connect directly to the monitor. Use an S-video connection if a port is available on both devices. RF coaxial or RCA composite cables are your likely other options.
3.Attach external speakers to the TV tuner or cable satellite box if the monitor doesn't have speakers of its own. Connect the speakers to the video box's audio output using RCA composite cables. You only need audio cables with red and white plugs.

4
Add extra peripherals like your DVD player or game console. Connect the extra devices to any available input ports that match up. You will likely need the external tuner for this unless the cable box has multiple input ports.

5
Attach the monitor to the external TV tuner. This requires a VGA connection, which is the same cable used to connect the monitor to a desktop computer. The plug attaches to a trapezoid-like port and is secured by twisting pins on each side.

6
Turn the cable/satellite box and monitor on. Select the correct source on the tuner box with its remote control. Use the cable box's remote to change channels.
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How to Watch Digital TV

How to Watch Digital TV

Even though computers were not originally designed to be used as TVs, it is possible to watch digital television programming on a computer once a TV tuner is installed on the operating system. A TV tuner is a device used to transfer and decipher a TV signal from an applicable source into your computer. Once installed, use the Windows Media Center software to watch digital TV programming from a cable TV or satellite source.


Instructions
1
Click "Start" and select "All Programs."

2
Click "Windows Media Center" from the list of programs. The Windows Media Center window opens.


3.Scroll to "TV" on the start screen and select it. Click "Live TV" to begin watching the current digital TV programming. Click "Guide" to view current and future digital TV listings. Navigate the guide and select the TV program you want to watch.

4
Move the mouse anywhere on the screen to display the TV controls. Use the controls to edit the volume, change channels or control playback.



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How to Make an Analog PC TV Tuner Work After the Switch

How to Make an Analog PC TV Tuner Work After the Switch

If you have an analog TV tuner connected to your computer, you most likely have realized it no longer works now that all television broadcasts are digital. However, this does not mean you can no longer use your analog TV converter. You just need to treat the tuner as an analog television. An analog television can still view TV programming as long as a converter box is connected to it.

Instructions
1
Connect the source of the TV signal to the "In" port on the converter box. This can be an antenna or cable outlet. If you access your television programming via cable or satellite receiver, you do not need a converter box and can connect the receiver directly to the TV tuner.

2
Plug a coaxial cable into the "Out" port on the converter box. Make sure the cable is properly attached to the port to ensure a secure connection.

3.Run the other end of the cable to your PC TV tuner and connect it to the video port.

4
Power on the converter box. Open the software you have installed on your computer that allows you to view TV. The signal travels from your antenna or cable through the converter box and into the analog TV tuner on your computer. You can now continue browsing and using the computer as a TV, just as you had before the switch to digital.



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How Does a Digital Satellite Receiver Work?

How Does a Digital Satellite Receiver Work?


How Does a Digital Satellite Receiver Work?
Encryption
Just like cable TV, satellite TV can only be availed through paid subscription. Since TV signals transmitted via satellite are indiscriminately broadcast on a large area, these signals need to be encrypted so that only subscribers are able to view the shows and programs on the hundreds of channels that are offered by a satellite TV service. Inside each digital satellite receiver is a chip that can unlock and decode the signal. The security measure that this chip performs is unique for each satellite TV service provider. Thus non-subscribers who may have their own satellite dishes and digital receivers are unable to watch the shows on their television sets, even though they may physically pick up the signal.

Compression

A TV signal contains a huge amount of information. It would take enormous power and a very wide frequency range to transmit and broadcast video and audio data as it is viewed and heard by human audiences. Therefore, compression is necessary to make the whole process efficient. Digital satellite TV signals are commonly condensed into MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 format. These are the same compression formats used to effectively transfer or stream multimedia content on the World Wide Web. A digital satellite receiver takes this compressed digital TV signal and converts it into an analog format that a typical television set can output. With newer television sets that are designed to take in digital signals, conversion is no longer necessary.

Tuning
TV signals are radio waves and radio waves are modulated in order to be able to carry information. Older and more common ways of modulating radio waves are amplitude modulation (AM) and frequency modulation (FM), and these are the two ways of tuning in on radio. For satellite television the modulation standard is known as Digital Video Broadcasting or DVB-S. The "S" stands for "satellite" and distinguishes this method from the modulation standard used by cable television, which is denoted as DVB-C. Satellite TV service providers use a technique called multiplexing to mix and cram together several channels into a single transmission. When this single transmission reaches the subscriber, the digital satellite receiver extracts individual channels and feeds it to the television set.
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Other Features
Aside from the basic function of processing a satellite TV signal, digital satellite receivers may have other features built into them by their manufacturers. One popular feature is the capacity to record digital video. Recording television shows is possible through an internal hard disk much like that of a personal computer. The show is written and stored in the digital satellite receiver's hard disk and can then be viewed at a later time.

How to Send a TV Satellite Program to a Digibox

How to Send a TV Satellite Program to a Digibox

The DigiBox is a popular and advanced satellite TV receiver that's used to tune in program information from a satellite provider. The receiver is an essential component of any satellite TV system; it's the device that actually converts the signal from an orbiting satellite into a form that can be watched as TV programming on your TV, as well as downloading program guide information and many other convenient features. If you are in possession of a DigiBox receiver and need to have satellite program information sent to it, you can do so in just a few basic steps.

Instructions
1
Contact different satellite providers and inquire if your DigiBox receiver is compatible with your service. Compatibility depends on numerous different factors, including the exact type of satellite service, your geographic location, type of satellite system used and many others. Once you have settled on a provider that offers satellite service that is compatible with your DigiBox receiver, you are ready to proceed.

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Activate the DigiBox receiver by having the provider send authorization signals to it. Alternatively, you can have the satellite provider's install technician install and activate the receiver as part of the general service installation. Once activated, you should begin to receive satellite service on your TV.



3.Check all the features for which you subscribe to make sure the DigiBox receiver is fully active. First, run through all your channels and your channel guide to make sure everything is showing without any error messages. Also check any additional features you may have subscribed to like DVR recording. If everything works without error, you have successfully activated your DigiBox receiver and your satellite provider will continue to send TV programs to it for your enjoyment.

How to Add Subtitles With Avidemux

Avidemux, a free video-editing application, includes filters that can embed subtitle files into video files. Subtitle files are often distributed separately from video files. If you want to play a video on a video player that doesn’t support the subtitle file format, you can embed the subtitles directly into the video file. Avidemux transcodes, or converts, the video file to a new format and embeds the subtitles from the provided subtitle file. Avidemux can add subtitles from files in VobSub, DVB-T, ASS/SSA and SRT/SUB formats.

Instructions
1
Open your video file in Avidemux by clicking the “Open” button on the toolbar, browsing to the video file on your computer and double-clicking it.

2
Click the drop-down box containing “Copy” under Video at the left side of the Avidemux window and select a new video format for your video.


3.Click the “Filters” button in the Video section.

4
Click the “Subtitles” category at the left side of the Video Filter Manager window that appears.

5
Select the format your subtitle file is in by clicking it in the middle pane and click the plus-sign-shaped “Add” button at the bottom of the window to add the filter.

6
Click the “Open” button to the right of Subtitle File in the window that appears, browse to the subtitle file on your computer and double-click it.

7
Use the other options in the dialog to customize the font, position, size and color of the subtitles, and then click “OK.” Avidemux offers different options depending on the original subtitle file’s format.

8
Click the “Close” button to close the filters window.

9
Click the “File” menu, point to “Save,” click “Save Video” and provide a file name for the new video.



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How to Watch TV on a Computer Via USB

How to Watch TV on a Computer Via USB
Computers now boast many of the same features and peripherals as other entertainment devices such as televisions and stereos. USB TV tuners are examples of such products. There are two examples of USB TV tuners available in the market today. The analog USB TV tuner box uses the signal from your existing antenna or cable service provider. A USB--DVB-S or satellite receiver streams media through the Internet and airways decoding them on the fly.

Instructions
Using An Existing Digital Service

1
Connect the analog USB TV tuner box or PVR-USB 2.0 TV tuner to your computer's USB port.

2
Connect the TV tuner's composite, S-video or aerial lead (coax) cables to the digital TV receiver.



3.Start the TV tuner's proprietary program.

4
Start a signal search to catalog and store all the channels available.



5.Attach the USB-DVB-S receiver to your computer's USB port.

6
Start the receiver's proprietary program.

7
Change the program's Internet settings to reflect your broadband connection settings.

8
Start a signal search to catalog and store air and Internet TV channels.



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How to Record Satellite TV Programs Into a DVB-T Digibox

How to Record Satellite TV Programs Into a DVB-T Digibox

The DVB-T Digibox is a powerful satellite receiver unit that can be used in conjunction with a satellite TV provider to give access to satellite TV programming. Many home TV viewers encounter the problem of wanting to watch a program that is airing when they are away from their TV. Rather than miss the program altogether, many choose to record the program and save a copy of it on their satellite receiver's internal hard drive for future viewing. This is called digital video recording (DVR), and you can use it on your Digibox DVB-T receiver in just a few simple steps.

Instructions
1
Contact your satellite provider and see if your Digibox DVB-T is DVR-capable. If it is not, you will first need to upgrade to a different receiver that does support DVR recording. If compatibility is not an issue, however, you are ready to proceed.

2
Add DVR service to your satellite account if you do not have it already. This will most likely involve an extra service charge on your monthly service rate.

3
Verify that the service has been added to your account by attempting to record the program you are currently watching. If the program records without error, press "Stop" and call up the recording to make sure it plays back with no issues. If it does, you are ready to continue using DVR service with your Digibox satellite receiver.


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How to Troubleshoot a Freecom DVB-T

How to Troubleshoot a Freecom DVB-T
The DVB-T USB Stick from Freecom is a USB TV receiver for your PC. Most problems associated with the Freecom DVB-T are due to incorrectly installed software or some type of hardware issue. Both of these issues are easily solved, and only require minor adjustments or simple reinstallations of certain pieces of software.

Instructions
1
Make sure that the antenna is firmly plugged into the IEC connector, and that the IEC connector is firmly plugged into the USB stick.

2
Make sure the USB stick is inserted firmly into your computer's USB drive. If your computer is not recognizing the USB stick, switch to another USB drive, as one of your computer's USB ports may be malfunctioning.

3.Check the drivers for the Freecom DVB-T. Open the Control Panel on your computer and locating the Device Manager. Locate and select the DVB-T USB Stick. Its name in the Device Manager may be "Digital TV Receiver." Click the "Driver" tab. Insert the included installation CD and click "Update Driver..." The drivers for the Freecom DVB-T are located on this disk.

4
Disable any energy-saving function on your computer, especially if you are using a notebook. Energy-saving settings can harm the performance of your Freecom DVB-T.

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Move the remote control closer to the antenna. The remote should not be more than 3 m, or 9 feet 10 inches, away from the antenna.

6
Adjust the location of the antenna. The less distance, the better.

How to Decode a DVB-T Using an Analog TV Card

How to Decode a DVB-T Using an Analog TV Card
DVB-T is a European digital television signal, similar to the now-required digital television signal in the United States. DVB-T is short for digital video broadcasting -- terrestrial. You must have a digital tuner card to view this digital-based programming. However, if you have an analog TV card installed on your computer, you can convert and decode the signal, just as you do in the United States, with a digital-to-analog converter box.

Instructions
1
Connect the cable running from the antenna into the "In" port on the digital-to-analog converter box.

2
Attach one end of the coaxial cable into the "Out" port on the converter box.
3.Plug the opposite end of the cable into the "In" port on the analog TV card installed on your computer system.

4
Power on the digital-to-analog converter box, then launch the TV viewing software you have installed on the computer. The digital programming now appears on your computer screen.



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