Rabbit TV device

I have never looked into anything like this, but I see you have other experts who have. I would not want to do my computer thing on my phone. . . but I am pretty behind the times as far as technology goes. I would enjoy HGTV online though. That is my biggy.

It costs $10/year. I don't know how well it works, though. https://www.rabbittv.com/

Hi PointlessQuestions oh I would love to get some gizmo that would let me watch some of my favorite programs on my computer as I cannot afford a small television . If it wo ld work and would not be too expensive that is.

I haven't looked at such devices. We have satellite television, so that is what we generally watch. Of course, once the contract is up, the dish is getting ditched (due, in large part, to the company's overwhelming dishonesty); I would rather go with a combination of a digital antenna, Roku and subscriptions to the services that appeal to us (Netflix and Gaiam TV would be two). I don't think that "live" television is really necessary. Even though I am watching stuff on television, I pretty much DVR everything and watch it when it suits me.

Rabbit tv does not let you watch regular tv. It says it lets you watch internet tv. Thing is you don't need a device to let you do that. All they are selling you is the dongle to act as protection to make sure their program that aggregates the video feeds on the internet only runs on a machine with the dongle. You are buying the copy protection! I consider rabbit tv a scam. There are products that do let you do what you want, but they cost more and require you to have reception. I personally use the HDHomeRun device which is nice as it uses my local network to then let me watch tv on any computer in the house. Search for `tv tuner' under computer accessory and you will see other cheaper options that just plug into a USB port as well. Not as cheap as $10, but they are also a one time fee and tune in regular tv, unlike the rabbit that is $10 a year, and just accesses exiting internet tv.

HI pointless, Gee this sounds great I have not heard of it yet but I am sure if this is out there will be something else really soon.

Hi, There are video cards that lets TV output from the computer. It is very simple to install and shall start automatically on boot up. However, they way I see it, it is not a cost saving set-up, there is the system unit that uses up electricity together with the CRT monitor. Nowadays, there are LCD TV's that can receive inputs from several sources, HDMI, DVD players, Xbox, and personal computer. These units can switch from receiving TV stations, serve as PC monitors and DVD players. They run on lower wattage too, you can switch off the system unit while receiving TV signals thus the lower electrical cost. Booting up the PC is just a matter of switching from TV mode to PC input on the main menu operated by a remote control. Very cool to have it in my experience.

I have never heard of that before, I usually just watch the shows from online which suits me.

Good to hear about this new device. In this technology world lot of devices are available in this sort and you can watch Tv, listen radio using this kind of devices. Make a search you will find a lot.