Yes,
You can watch some TV programs on your PC.Some day you will plug your TV into your ISP.
I want a program that will kick out all commercials.
What do you want Excel to do?
What I'm having fun doing is watching my torrents on my big screen TV. Cool! I had to get a special DVI adaptor and a graphics card with 2 outputs, and a 12 foot HDMI cable.
You can get a device called a Slingbox to watch TV on your computer.
The Slingbox is a TV streaming device that enables users to remotely view their home's cable, satellite, or personal video recorder (PVR) programming from an Internet-enabled computer with a broadband Internet connection. It is produced by Sling Media of San Mateo, California.
I can take off my shoes if we need to get into the hard stuff and if its really tough I'll ask one of my other personalities which actually has a clue.