Getting a video signal to play on a TV.

[Duke{CLR}]

I'm trying to get a TV signal to play on my sons monitor. The signal would com from a Satellite receiver. Do I need some kind of TV tuner?

Here are the specs

HP m9426f
Core 2 Quad Q6600
8 GB DDR2
640 GB HDD
ATI HD 3650 Graphic card with 512 MB
Vista Home Premium 64

[{CLR} Cobalt]

If your monitor has RCA or S-vid input then it would work. If not then yes you would have to run it through the computer and yes you would have to have a tuner.

I think thats right.

[mapes]

Some of the set top boxes have S-video, HDMI, DVI or even SVGA ports on em. If your monitor supports any of those then your good to go. Do you have the model number of the sat box?

[Duke{CLR}]

Some of the set top boxes have S-video, HDMI, DVI or even SVGA ports on em. If your monitor supports any of those then your good to go. Do you have the model number of the sat box?

I don't have the receiver yet so I'm not sure of the number. I am thinking of getting a dual model that will be in my Stepdaughters room and I will run a line to my sons room. This is the setup we have for the dining room and the master bedroom. I was hoping to be able play that on his current monitor instead of getting another TV. I just checked and there are no ports on the monitor or the PC.

[Apache Warrior]

The receiver will only have HDMI only if it is high definition.
Apache

[Dead...Again]

If the receiver has HDMI, then you should be able to use an HDMI to DVI cable. Otherwise, you would probably need a TV tuner.