Watching tv on my laptop...can I project from the tv card ?

scottishf

I was going to buy a TV card for my laptop to watch the football, but wondered if I needed an arial to watch this, and if it was possible to hook it up to a projector.

Owain_Moneysaver

You will need some sort of aerial. A portable aerial might be sufficient if you're in a strong signal area, but ideally plug it into an aerial socket wired back to a proper aerial on the roof.

If you can connect a projector to your laptop then watching from the TV card shouldn't make a difference - the projector simply duplicates or substitutes for the laptop internal screen. You might have difficulty getting a proper full screen aspect ratio if the projector is widescreen and the laptop isn't, or vice versa.

You will need a TV licence too.

scottishf

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

You will need some sort of aerial. A portable aerial might be sufficient if you're in a strong signal area, but ideally plug it into an aerial socket wired back to a proper aerial on the roof.

If you can connect a projector to your laptop then watching from the TV card shouldn't make a difference - the projector simply duplicates or substitutes for the laptop internal screen. You might have difficulty getting a proper full screen aspect ratio if the projector is widescreen and the laptop isn't, or vice versa.

You will need a TV licence too.

So I could simply use the VGA connectors and pipe the video out that way ?

Hammyman

Yes. If you can see it on the laptop screen, you can send it to the projector.

scottishf

Does anyone know if the USB TV cards are any good....and can anyone recommend a good antenna ? PS Will I be able to pick up the terrestrial channels now that they have gone digital ??(i'm thick when it comes to TV's)

CharlieBilly

You also need a licence to watch live tv

scottishf

I have a license thanks :-)