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<blockquote data-quote="RonD" data-source="post: 867558" data-attributes="member: 117536">Hi Flinger,&nbsp;I'm in the US and use &quot;over the air&quot; (antenna) to get all my TV. I have not used cable for years. I use Media Portal on my PC(s) with tuner cards as a DVR to watch, schedule, and record shows.&nbsp; In my area I get all the major networks like FOX, ABC, PBS, etc and a number of independent local stations. Since I don't have cable I can't get ESPN, Bravo, HBO, etc.&nbsp;As a 1st step, maybe you should try getting an antenna setup that works when directly connected to the TV or talk to friends/neighbors to see if they use an antenna for TV. Assuming you can get an antenna setup to watch local stations on a TV&nbsp; you should be able to get a PC, an ATSC tuner card, and Media Portal working.&nbsp;If you have problems with the antenna setup most cable companies offer a low cost &quot;limited basic&quot; TV option that only has local TV stations. There are QAM tuner cards that support this option. The cable companies don't mention the &quot;limited basic&quot; option since they want to upsell to a higher cost option.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RonD, post: 867558, member: 117536"] Hi Flinger, I'm in the US and use "over the air" (antenna) to get all my TV. I have not used cable for years. I use Media Portal on my PC(s) with tuner cards as a DVR to watch, schedule, and record shows. In my area I get all the major networks like FOX, ABC, PBS, etc and a number of independent local stations. Since I don't have cable I can't get ESPN, Bravo, HBO, etc. As a 1st step, maybe you should try getting an antenna setup that works when directly connected to the TV or talk to friends/neighbors to see if they use an antenna for TV. Assuming you can get an antenna setup to watch local stations on a TV you should be able to get a PC, an ATSC tuner card, and Media Portal working. If you have problems with the antenna setup most cable companies offer a low cost "limited basic" TV option that only has local TV stations. There are QAM tuner cards that support this option. The cable companies don't mention the "limited basic" option since they want to upsell to a higher cost option. [/QUOTE]

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