USB TV Tuners for Computers

Watch & Record TV on Your Computer with a USB TV Tuner

How Computer TV Tuners Work

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You most likely currently fork over about $100 a month for cable or satellite Television and Digital Video Recorder service so why not get even more value by adding another TV, particularly one that's portable.

And because you most likely spend a substantial amount of time in front of your Computer, whether it's for work or personal, you will be adding a Television that will get plenty of use and will not take up any more space. You can watch in full screen mode or minimize it to a corner so you can keep working or have it in the background and just listen. The ability to watch or listen to TV while working on your computer enables you to multi task by watching the morning news in the morning or the game in the evening.

Best of all, USB TV tuners are so easy to install. Just plug it into a USB port and load the software that is included with it. You will need to have an available USB port and a number tuners won't work with a USB hub and a USB 2 hub is best. Be sure to check the system needs of each tuner to confirm it is compatible with your laptop. You can effortlessly use the tuner with other computers by installing the software on additional PCs.

USB laptop TV tuners are readily available in fob or stick versions and as desktop versions. The fob versions look like a USB memory stick and are quite portable. The desktop versions are approximately the size of a small book. Fob tuners are far more portable than desktop versions but desktop versions consume less of your computer's resources. If portability is a big attraction opt for a fob style tuner. If you expect to utilize your tuner in one location a desktop version is most likely most suitable. A number of tuners are accompanied by a remote control and the majority come with an antenna to watch over air broadcasts.