Install a TV Tuner on a PC and have access to a personal media center. Many TV Tuner's are enclosed with software that user can install on PC to record, save, time shift programs like a DVR. The best kind of TV Tuner for technically challenged is a USB tuner that generally resembles a flash drive. It just connect tuner into any USB port rather than opening up PC to install a tuner card. Though USB tuner is easier to install than internal tuner many frequently face problem installing USB tuner

Instructions

1. Before buying USB tuner ensure it is well-suited with PC. TV Tuners well-suited with Windows XP might not work on Vista or Windows 7. Read the package or ask sales personnel to decide if TV Tuner is well-suited. And also ensure it is a digital TV Tuner and not an outdated analog tuner.

2. Take TV Tuner and other items out of the package and read the instructions watchfully. Frequently, users make errors as they just do not read instructions and follow directions supplied.

3. Turn on PC. And ensure Windows has begun before starting installation procedure. Put in TV Tuner stick into USB port. And put in included disk into CD drive. Choose option install driver and then next. Windows generally suggest using Windows Update to search for drivers. Do not select "No" this time and click next. Frequently, Windows prompts that software is not passing Windows testing. Click continues anyway. And tick finish button to finish installation.

4. Ensure that new drivers from CD are installed appropriately by right clicking my computers, then tick properties, tick hardware, and tick device manager. Now tick the + sign in Sound Video and Game Controllers. Search for recently installed drivers. Then go to next step.

5. Now, install any other software that is necessary to watch TV on PC. The user must be prompted to scan for channels. After scanning completed it is possible to watch digital programs on demand on PC.