Hi - I'm just about to move into a small flat and I'm trying to save on space. Imagine my excitement when I read about the Hauppauge WinTV USB plug-in. Poised to buy one so I could watch TV over my laptop, I dug a little further and found some of this forum's postings. My question - would it be too hard for a non-programming person (e.g. the average person) to try and get TV up and running over the internet. Frankly, I don't care whether I ever see the Freeview channels - I just want to be able to watch TVNZ and TV3 - the news (and House). Can someone give me their learned opinion before I reach for my credit card, please? Thanks.
TV Tuners will get a TV signal through an aerial, just like a real TV. No internet required. A channel streamed over the internet will not require a TV tuner - it will just play in your browser or media player (Like YouTube). There used to be some channels streamed free over the web in NZ, but I cant remember the addresses, and do not know if they still exist or not.
tonyhughes: TV Tuners will get a TV signal through an aerial, just like a real TV. No internet required. A channel streamed over the internet will not require a TV tuner - it will just play in your browser or media player (Like YouTube). There used to be some channels streamed free over the web in NZ, but I cant remember the addresses, and do not know if they still exist or not.
I recall a news article which said Freeview was in talks with Telecom for a streaming solution.
Thanks for your help, guys. My brother (somewhat of a "geek") also says to go for it. Hopefully, all will go smoothly but I may be back in touch (after checking the postings for solutions, first, of course) if it doesn't.
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