What do I need to watch over-the-air television on a stand-alone computer monitor?

Jesusita Dykhoff: If the monitor has its own audio system, you could do it with a cheap digital-to-analog converter and a very good antenna.The connections would be:1. Antenna to antenna input on the converter. (See note below re antenna.)2. Composite video out on the converter (yellow) to a composite to VGA adapter, VGA adapter to monitor input.3. Composite audio output on the converter (red & white) to a headphone plug adapter, with the plug end inserted in the 1/8 inch audio input jack.See the links for examples.Which antenna you get is *very* important, but that's a long story and another question.=================Followup per the other answers and those "thumbs down" tossers. Khalil's answer is basically a short version of mine with less detail, so not bad. Charles' answer is a good one for a different question--this person is asking about using a stand-alone monitor, not a computer. As for the thumbs-downers, you've tried this and couldn't make it work? If y! ou do it right, it does....Show more

Hunter Osterberger: Obtain a television tuner software or tuner card that receives over-the-air digital stations or allows you to connect to a cable service. Connect your antenna or cable wire to the coaxial connection on the USB adapter or card that came with your software or hardware package. Insert the USB or FireWire connection or the card into the appropriate slot on the computer.2 Click on the Windows symbol at the bottom of your computer screen. Select "All Programs" and find Windows Media Center in the program list. Open Windows Media Center. Scroll to "TV+Movies." Choose "Live TV" from the menu or press "Live TV" on the Windows Media Center remote control. If you use a program other than Windows Media Center, install and open the software that came with your tuner hardware.Sponsored LinksComcast® - Official Site Save on TV, Voice & Internet. Find Comcast Offers For Your Local Areawww.Comcast.com3 Set up your channel list.! Scan for over-the-air television stations or cable stations i! f you use a program other than Windows Media Center. Type in the station's physical channel (1 to 69), if you know it, to tune into a specific channel.4 Select the desired channel, using the up-and-down arrows on the computer keyboard, the remote that came with your tuner software, or by typing in the station's physical channel. In Windows Media Center, go to the "start" screen and click on "TV+Movies," then "guide." Choose the desired program. Press the up-and-down keys on the keyboard or remote to change channels in Windows Media Center....Show more

Kara Tabian: you may connect a digital set top box to it with a converter .