Good day!
Whoever says anything about the huge leap in the development of the Internet, after all, TV is still quite important in our life. After all, many programs, sports broadcasts, news and other moments can only be learned from TV broadcasts (even the videos posted on the Internet are recorded from TV channels).
In general, now on the territory of our country there is analog TV and radio broadcasting everywhere, and in most large cities, digital (if someone does not know, then "digital" provides much better quality, there are no more ripples, horizontal and vertical stripes, various interference, etc.) .
So, in order to watch digital TV on a laptop (or PC), you need a special device - tuner ... Actually, this article will discuss which one to choose and how to set everything up. I think that on the eve of the FIFA World Cup this is extremely relevant 
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Digital TV on laptop
How do I know if there is a digital TV broadcast in my city?
As I said above, in many large cities, 10-20 digital channels are available for viewing. Usually, these are First, Russia, Match TV, Bibigon, Russia-24, etc.
There is an official website for TV and radio broadcasting: //rtrs.ru
On the RTRS website, you can select your city and see if there is broadcasting, what channels are broadcast, coverage map, etc. I think this question is closed ...
How to find out the coverage area of digital TV
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How do I know if the TV tuner supports digital broadcasting?
Very simple - pay attention to the characteristics of the device, which are always indicated on the packaging. Tuner must support DVB-T2 (to buy today a tuner only for analog broadcasting is not justified in my opinion) .
If the tuner supports DVB-T2 - this will be indicated in those. characteristics
Today, there are a lot of all kinds of tuners on sale: there are the size of which is comparable to a flash drive (special for a laptop), there is a much larger size (and they can even be connected to a simple monitor, that is, they have all the "stuffing" inside), etc. .d.
On average, the cost of modern tuners is $ 10 ÷ 150 (these are the most popular models). The cheapest options can be found in Chinese online stores (and even taking into account cashback, the cost can generally be "penny").
Addition!
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Typical connection and setup
As a rule, it is enough to connect a modern external TV tuner to the USB port, to the network (if necessary) and install the driver (the driver is always supplied with the device!). With this, usually, there are no problems, so I do not stop ...
TV tuner package
The tuner is connected to the USB port of the laptop
After installing the software, the channels are scanned (in most tuners automatically), and in fact, you can start watching!
Note that the quality of digital TV broadcasting is much superior to analogue (comparable to watching a DVD). The list of channels is also subscribed automatically (see the screen below: First, Match !, Russia-1, Channel Five, NTV, etc.)
Watching digital TV (sports channel)
Note that when watching digital TV, you can find out the TV program (i.e. there is no need to look for something else somewhere).
Each channel has its own TV program
I will also add that the TV tuner allows you to record the desired TV programs to your hard drive, or broadcast video to the network (for example, you can watch TV on two computers in the house at once).
By the way, many manufacturers of mobile tuners have special software for connecting them to a smartphone (however, you need a small special adapter (the so-called OTG adapter)).
With the help of specials. adapter TV tuner connected to smartphone
Problem: no channels were found during scanning (or the broadcast is very bad: there are stutters, image disappearance, etc.)
Quite a popular problem that can arise with any TV tuner. It will not be superfluous to first check, but in general what channels are broadcast in your area, is there any coverage at all (I wrote about this at the beginning of the article).
Next, pay attention to the antenna cable and socket: whether the antenna is connected, whether the cable is tightly seated in the socket.
In general, I would recommend replacing the antenna that comes with the tuner (in 99% of cases it is very small and weak). Many probably still have ordinary indoor antennas - this is where you can connect a TV tuner (if not, you can assemble the antenna yourself even from old aluminum cans).
An example of a homemade antenna made of aluminum cans
Another reason for a bad signal is that it is possible that you are too far from the tower (repeater), plus all sorts of interference on the way. You can try moving the antenna to the other side of the house (or the roof). In some cases, an amplifier may be needed.
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By the way, you can watch TV with the help of online broadcasts. How this is done is described in this article: //ocomp.info/kak-smotret-tv.html
However, I note that you must have a fairly fast and stable Internet channel. Otherwise, watching TV will be associated with constant delays, errors, glitches, etc.
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That's all, good luck!
