Watch cable on my computer only?

[lamentofking]

(05-21-2014, 07:55 AM)NaturalViolence Wrote:

lamentofking Wrote:But if I have to use the coax cable then I'm only limited to Cox right?

Again, ask your university/providers. I'm not even sure how you can say that you have 4 providers available at your university if your university only allows one. How would you even know if the other providers were available? If the school has a contract with cox why would the other providers even have the needed infrastructure in that area? How do you know that the other providers will let you do this assuming that it even works?

I don't think you'll be able to do this but you need to get on the phone and ask. Stop asking me these types of questions, I have no way of knowing that because I don't live there. I can only tell you what is/isn't possible on the technical side. I don't know who's allowed to do what in your area.

lamentofking Wrote:I'm not allowed to have a technician alter the cable box in my room. I'd probably get charged by my University for that. If a technician did do that, then they would have to restore it back to its original condition at the end of the summer.

They won't be fiddling with the cable box though. They'll be fiddling with the cable card.

I've been looking into this some more and I can't seem to find an answer pertaining to if a HTPC or a Smart TV is better for the cablecard setup. I would plan on viewing channels the majority of a 24-hour period so I do believe the TV will last longer right? Because the components in computers deteriorate in performance over time. I still have a non-flat screen Sharp tv from the 90's and it still works like a charm. This is why I think a Smart Tv with cablecard would be a better option for me. I do plan on recording content though so in that case a HTPC would be better for me right? This is a little confusing lol.