<p>Try to find a a TV tuner card that would be compatible with a laptop. There are many available for desktops, but there might be a way to convert one so it can be used on a laptop.</p>
<p>It doesn’t matter where your cable modem is, or if you have internet. All you need is the cable TV. As long as there is a TV signal coming through it, you can just screw it into your laptop and you should get that signal. That’s it! If you want a PVR/TIVO type of thing, look up MythTV or BeyondTV. There are others out there, but I can’t remember them at the moment!</p>