Toshiba x205 and HDTV (HELP!!)

I have the x205 with the included tv tuner. I can receive HDTV over the air fine (through the coaxial input and a hdtv antenna), however I can't find a way to watch HDTV through my HDTV digital cable box.

The HD digital cable box requires that I use component cables for the HD function but the TV tuner only has a RF (coaxial) input, s video, and rca inputs, yet it is a HDTV tuner.

I can't figure out if I can convert the component cables to the coxial, its seems the only way to solve this problem.

Thanks for any help.

 

HD can only be used with Components, DVI and HDMI

 

Wouldn't you run directly from the air, through the tuner, into the notebook with USB and video out across HDMI/DVI straight to the HDTV display? Doesn't sound like the cable box is necessary.

Antenna -> Tuner -USB-> Notebook -HDMI-> TV, no?

 

The HD Tv Tuner that came with your toshiba can only do Over-the-air HD! You cannot connect do component-in on that card. Just as it is cards that do component in go for over $1000. Think I'm kidding? Google it.

 

that sucks, I am just starting to learn about HD

I was under the impression that if the Tv Tuner could receive HD OTA then it would be able to get HD through the cable box through coxial....oh well.

 

I'd check AVSforum.com for your specific cable box model. Probably has a massive thread. Some cable boxes and most satellite boxes already have an OTA Tuner so all you'd need is an antenna run straight to the cable/satellite box. If the box doesn't have a tuner, your HDTV might in which case you'd run the antenna directly to your TV. If neither your cable/satellite box nor your HDTV has an OTA tuner, then you're stuck with running it through the notebook as a last resort. Still better than no tuner at all and at least this one you can take with you everywhere you go.

 

I might need to clarify my problem...

I have a usb HD tv tuner for my laptop.

I'm trying to watch HDTV through my usb tv tuner with my initial hd source being my HDTV digital cable box.

Unfortunately my USB TV tuner has no component jacks, only coxial, rca (video, audio L & R) and s-video.

Its sounds like my usb HDtv tuner can receive HD over the air but not through my digitial HD cable box.

My laptop does have HDMI but not sure if it can input, prob only output.

If the HDMI can input that would help alot as the cable box has DVI output.

 

Double posts will probably peeve a few people, but I wouldn't sweat it.

You're trying to use your laptop's screen to watch HDTV from your cable box? I don't own an X205 yet, but unless I'm severely misinformed, there is no "video in" directly on the notebook. The USB Tuner would be the only possibility, however, it has no component, HDMI, DVI, VGA, etc. so it wouldn't accept an HD signal. A USB HDTV Tuner that accepts HD video in, as someone mentioned above, will run you close to a grand, maybe more.

 

Don't know if you travel much but a Slingbox might be fun to have. It basically sits between your cable box and your display (normally your TV), then broadcasts the signal over the internet via ethernet (or a wireless adapter to your router). You can then log in and watch your own TV signal on any computer with internet access, including PDA Phones. Quality isn't quite HD quality but it's pretty damn good. HD version is a few hundred but there's no monthly fee. It also includes an infrared repeater you put in front of your cable box so that you can actually control the cable box remotely (change channels, play or record from your DVR, etc.).

www.slingbox.com

 

Thanks for the info.

It seems my only option is the expensive tuner as I dont think I can input any video other wise.

 

I think you could' get one for $150-200 on newegg

 

I can't find any HDTV usb tuners with component jacks.
(none on newegg from what I can see)

If anyone can find one or knows of one let me know.

Thanks

 

Why do you need component in-jacks, unless you are using your notebook as a Monitor, which the case is not just for HDTV, can be used for any video in-source....

 

Yea I would like to since I don't have a standalone HDTV.