Okay guys, On August 31st I will be flying to Japan and staying there as a student for 8 months. While there, I would love to take andvantage of wacky Japanese TV without having to buy a television set that (1) I can't send to America easily, and (2) is non-recyclable or disposable for free in Japan(It's 50 dollars to even throw out!)
Things I know: Japan doesn't really have many cable channels-- the main channels are transmitted in analog(!) The digital switch in Japan is in 2011.
So, my questions is, will a USB TV tuner work? I am not that concerned with DVR or recording my shows (That'd be neat, but not vital) and I am very interested in possibly finding a way to use it (or something else) to watch/use my laptops screen for my PS2/Wii. Any ideas?
Thank you!
PS. My Laptop is a Vaio Z750D/B

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