Can I watch direct tv on my computer?

Can I watch one show on my TV and record a different show on my computer which has a capture card?

• I am trying to understand how to set up an HTPC and what all I can do with it. I plan on getting Comcast Digital cable, a Panasonic plasma, and I have a WinTV capture card in my PC which has an s-video input. Here is how I plan to connect (feel free to tell me if I am doing something wrong) set-top ---> TV: regular connection. HDMI? set-top ---->Computer: S-video Computer---->TV: DVI or S-video(out). In a previous question I learnt that I can indeed record shows (including HBO and other premium channels) using this method. (Right?) Now my question is if I can watch one show on my TV and at the same time, record another one on my computer. Using the above setup. If not, how can I do this? All help is greatly appreciated. Thanks! (Sorry for cross-posting. Not sure which category is best).

• Answer:

  you could do that if your tv card had two or more tv tuners. You can see that in the manual of your card.