I installed the tuner very easily into a PCI slot that was available based on removing a fax modem card that I dont think I ever used. Once the tuner card was in, I made sure it had the latest drivers which Vista did automatically. I didnt bother to install the drivers from the disk because the Vista found the latest. I also had to connect the graphics card from the pc to the tv and I used a dvi to hdmi cable that I also got on amazon for a little over $5.
After the tv tuner card was updated I connected the antenna coax to the digital tuner tv in on the tuner card. Once the cable was attached, I opened Windows Media Center and ran the wizard to configure live tv. It very quickly ran through all the channels and picked everything up with a strong signal. I also attached the IR remote blaster to one of the usb ports and used the Windows Media Center remote to navigate the setup wizards.
I must say, the Windows Media Center is very impressive. The tv channels show up in a guide just like the time warner dvr cable box. You can record shows in the future and there are options to record the tv entire tv series and choose whether it is new or a repeat (which also shows in the guide).
After the tv tuner card was updated I connected the antenna coax to the digital tuner tv in on the tuner card. Once the cable was attached, I opened Windows Media Center and ran the wizard to configure live tv. It very quickly ran through all the channels and picked everything up with a strong signal. I also attached the IR remote blaster to one of the usb ports and used the Windows Media Center remote to navigate the setup wizards.
I must say, the Windows Media Center is very impressive. The tv channels show up in a guide just like the time warner dvr cable box. You can record shows in the future and there are options to record the tv entire tv series and choose whether it is new or a repeat (which also shows in the guide).
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