Watch TV on your computer! How to connect cable box to computer.

Step by step directions to connect At&t U-verse cable box to your computer so you can watch and/or record your cable content on your computer. The links to the items you will need are as following (including the Amazon links to the exact items I show in this video).

If this video helps I hope you will give me a like and post to let me know you had success. If you have questions along the process I am here to help, just post where you are running into issues and I will try to help.

Items Need:
* At&t Cable Box (with cable subscription)

Enjoy watching your TV on your computer!

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[mauricejchan]

Thanks for your very helpful walk through.

[siyaduma]

You have just gave me a good explanation on how this thing works. Your work is very appreciated.

[johnd]

THANK YOU! Been looking for this help (cable box to laptop) and your video was wonderful! It got me 95% of the way there, but for maybe someone looking for a hint, OBS did not see my Video Capture Device on the drop-down list when adding "Device". After much cursing & googling, it turn out my Windows 11 > Settings > Bluetooth & Devices > Cameras > Camera Privacy Settings > Camera Access was set to "Off". Same with my System > Sound > Input (yours might be slightly different). Thank you again!!

[adventureave]

Great video, you made this easy thank you

[grossjam]

What an incredibly helpful and well explained video. I bought a digital converter box, the Mediasonic Homeworx HW130, plugged it in and got a fat nothing. Of course, while the Amazon ad mentions using it with a computer monitor (I see now that it didn't actually say "laptop), it doesn't give the essential information needed to make it work that way. Of course, the instructions that came with the digital converter box didn't either. I thought I was SOL until I found your video. Although you are using a different brand, one that looks higher quality than mine, I just followed your instructions to the letter. I lost some time messing around due to a silly mistake. (I thought I could configure the box using the image in OBS when the Mediasonic clicker was sitting right in front of me. Once I popped in the batteries, I started controlling the box with it and I could see the configurations I was making in OBS. Duh.) Anyway, now I'm a big "Living in the Past" fan. Thank you.

[brianclark]

Excellent overview and information. Exactly what I was looking for. I actually added another component - a 1 to 2 HDMI OREI Splitter. You have to pay attention to the splitter compatibility with your cable box, but I am able to connect my Comcast cable box to both my Smart TV and my computer at the same time for watching and recording. Thanks again.

[johnferreida]

Thank You. Great video and excellent instructions. I'm cancelling my u verse cable but I want to keep my recordings and now I can. I am so grateful that I found your video. Super Cool.

[clintforward]

Hey man thank you for the video my super box is working great on my laptop now but I do have one question how do I watch it full screen I tried the view button full screen interface but it didn’t work any other suggestions? Thanks

[tigerny]

Can you get computer to control cable box and remote into the computer from another computer to watch live tv or recordings?

[willonyourtv]

hey, great video! just a problem, when I record and I review it, the audio is a bit effed up. The audio is like double playing, how to fix this problem?

[konstantinospetropoulos]

Thank You.I did it.But when i change mic to monitor and outout it is miking.I have desktop with a usb camera with mic.Any idea?

[stormwulf]

What about the cable box's HDCP (HiDef Copy Protection) encryption? You'll need to use a device that strips away that copy protection.

[anthonyhull]

what are you using to lift your computer?

[lablackzed]

One question how do i watch it in full screen?

[stephenrichards]

Great video! Is there a way to make the video playing full screen?

[jhallock]

My OBS software isn't detecting the cable box through the HDMI to USB-C adapter, any suggestions?

[andykishore]

This HDM Video Capture device bypasses HDCP Copyright Protection, right?

[MangoNizer]

I got this fancy Baseus HDMI to USB-C adapter connected but there's no "USB video" option available in OBS. What do I need to do???

[jonathan-]

Hi Bro, how can I access OBS from a different country ( for example, I am from India and I have done this setup in India and I am living in the USA, I want to access this India computer and want to view this tv content in my laptop using in USA?

[anjanas]

Thanks for the video! It gave me some new inspiration after troubleshooting all day.
Just rubberduck debugging here, this might be interesting: I have a smart tv (ChiQ U55H7a). It's new but the LCD screen is broken. I am trying to see my tv screen with Cam Link 4k via OBS on my computer, but it just says: no signal. So, I suspect I need to finish some kind of setup on the tv itself, which I can't do because the screen doesn't work, Or am I missing a cable box? What do you think? I've also tried directly connecting it to my internet via ether cable / trying to find it via my Google Home system / trying to blindly go trough the first setup -which is hi-la-rious to even try btw-, but....alas, nothing seems to work.

If you have any troubleshooting ideas, I'd love to hear them!