How can I watch TV on my computer?
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Easiest way with to get Sky on your laptop is Sky Go.
http://go.sky.com/
Log in and watch any of your channels.
http://go.sky.com/
Log in and watch any of your channels.
Not really.
You could build something with a freesat tuner card, plug the sky feed into that and the output to the tv. You could then configure kodi to give you a nice front end to use but it will only give you freesat channels. There are several other ways too I think.
Far from user friendly way to do it though.
What prompts the question in the first place. What's wrong with just using the Sky decoder.
The above is if you want to use your existing sky cabling. Sky Go is different as it streams from the net.
You could build something with a freesat tuner card, plug the sky feed into that and the output to the tv. You could then configure kodi to give you a nice front end to use but it will only give you freesat channels. There are several other ways too I think.
Far from user friendly way to do it though.
What prompts the question in the first place. What's wrong with just using the Sky decoder.
The above is if you want to use your existing sky cabling. Sky Go is different as it streams from the net.
Edited by dave_s13 on Tuesday 28th June 13:41
dave_s13 said:
Not really.
You could build something with a freesat tuner card, plug the sky feed into that and the output to the tv. You could then configure kodi to give you a nice front end to use but it will only give you freesat channels. There are several other ways too I think.
Far from user friendly way to do it though.
What prompts the question in the first place. What's wrong with just using the Sky decoder.
The above is if you want to use your existing sky cabling. Sky Go is different as it streams from the net.
Not sure if you've got the wrong end of the stick, he wants to watch it on his laptop screen, no telly involved.You could build something with a freesat tuner card, plug the sky feed into that and the output to the tv. You could then configure kodi to give you a nice front end to use but it will only give you freesat channels. There are several other ways too I think.
Far from user friendly way to do it though.
What prompts the question in the first place. What's wrong with just using the Sky decoder.
The above is if you want to use your existing sky cabling. Sky Go is different as it streams from the net.
Edited by dave_s13 on Tuesday 28th June 13:41
USB TV tuner is probably the cheapest option if your broadband is slow.
Something like this : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Digital-Freeview-Receiver...
Something like this : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Digital-Freeview-Receiver...
If you can cope with just the free to air channels, as suggested above a freesat card might be worth a go.
I used to use one in a windows 7 machine and use windows media center as a front end. You can drag the live TV onto a second monitor or resize it to a small window in the corner.
I used to use one in a windows 7 machine and use windows media center as a front end. You can drag the live TV onto a second monitor or resize it to a small window in the corner.
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