# Recording TV to your computer **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 12, 2009, 2:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recording-tv-to-your-computer/61181 "2009-01-12T14:18:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Djs87](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/djs87/32/5132_2.png) [@Djs87](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Djs87)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 2:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recording-tv-to-your-computer/61181/1 "2009-01-12T14:18:43Z")
Other than the obvious with the monthly fees, Tivo and DVR, is there a free way that I can hook my PC up to my dish box to record TV directly to my Computer HD? I am upgrading to a HighDef box in a few days in preparation for the super bowl! If anybody does this, and has an pointers or a guide they can link me to, let me know. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![fourseasonsandles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/90ced4/32.png) [@fourseasonsandles](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fourseasonsandles)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recording-tv-to-your-computer/61181/2 "2009-01-12T14:52:23Z")
I have a setting on my windows media player for it. Never used it or know how to use it. Give that a shot?! ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 2:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recording-tv-to-your-computer/61181/3 "2009-01-12T14:56:22Z")
If you want a input from a sattelite channel, you need some type of input from your box to your computer. A tuner card gives you varios inputs which you can record off of. If you want to record just the local channels, you can get a antenna and a standard hdtv tuner card and get over the air programming.