Is There Anyone out there that can or will answer my TUNER question??

Thank you for trying to answer my question on a Tuner my monitor. Unfortunately, I could Not read your entire answer for 1/3 of the page ran past thr right hand border. I still have my web-tv for I need some Help before I purchase my Desktop System.I will be putting my computer in my bedroom. Sometimes, I like to watch TV as I am surfing the net. I have read articles sayinf there are basically 3 ways to acomplish this. #1: Get an "All in Wonder Card(a video card with a built in Tuner.) #2:get a Monitor with built in Tuner. or #3: Get a Media Center; or #4: get a Sony Vaio RZ series. I don?t know what that Hauppage is? Is it a video card with a tuner? You may have answered it, But I could not read it for it was with the info. that ran off the page. If you wouldn?t mind, would you Please try again? Maybe I just couldn?t see a lot of your answer for it ran off the page & Not having a computer yet, I have No way of moving the page like you can do with a computer. It would be Greatly Appreciated. Thanks, WEB86 P.S. If Anyone Else is reading this post,(especially someone from Cnet) Could you Please Also Reply?? THANKYOU VERY MUCH!!

bob's post with new margins:

"My hesitation to respond is the question
about "best way." Let me be blunt in
that many expected DVD picture quality
from a TV card. And let me share I've
yet to see any major "quality" issue
from the 50 dollar Hauppauge card to
much more expensive cards. Yes, the
cheapest one is mono-TV...

Since TV is not very much quality
compared to DVD on PC, again, even
in spite of that, I find this to be a
great idea when I want to catch a show
and the big screen is in-use.

I use Windows XP, the 49 dollar PCI TV
card and a nice speaker setup...

Bob"

PS from fj: I would suggest popping
over to your local video store (better
to go a tv-selling chain like circuit city)
and asking their input first hand.
All-in-wonder cards
(and their ilk) are great for watching TV on
your computer screen. they have cable
inputs and you can get a DVD player installed
too. Bob knows more than me about the
differences between brands, take his advice.
you'll probably get about the same visual
result with any card you buy.

good luck - fj

I've been on travel for a week...

A long time ago, I "popped" for
a card with the TV Tuner onboard.
What I learned from that and more
since is that not any unit offers
any better picture worth paying for.

The only reason for a single card
with the tuner is if the PC
doesn't have the room or
slots.

Bob