@goobimama dude i'm using vista media center to view and capture tv.my tuner card is PCTV 100i.as far vista media center remote is concerned i'l get it within 4-5 days.xpecting it 2 cost bou 400-700 bucks.since price is not a fctor 4 u,try to get a higher quality tuner.
@ranjan2001 i dont understand why u ppl r creating such a ruckus over stb and analog tuners.U CAN CONNECT UR STB TO ANALOG TUNER THRU COMPOSITE VIDEO/S-VIDEO IN OF UR TUNER CARD.in this way u can watch tv using a analog tuner.i've poted this a lot of times.the only drawback of this system is u wont be able to use the remote of ur tuner and u'll hav to use remote of stb to change channels.
@premsharma i'm using a inter tuner card for over a year and hav faced no such probs of cable surge.u can use a internal tuner without any fear of frying ur cpu provided u dont hav a very bad luck.
xternal tuners provide only limited level of multitasking.u cant watch tv when ur using ur pc.this level of multitasking is allowed by internal and usb tuners.