TV Tuner or what??

[SoxFan12]

So i just purchased a laptop and were going to cut cable here pretty soon.
Can a TV tuner get me tv on my laptop? or what? am i missing simething here?
Also once 2009 hits cable companies are going through a "digital revolution" and they wont work anymore or what?
What TV tuners would you guys vouch for?
Or is there any way I can watch live tv on my laptop??

[Ajmukon]

TV tuners only get "cable" in. you still need the service to get the TV signal.

[johnny_quest]

you could get a tv tuner with the over-the-air antenna with the new digital converter boxes (converts the new digital over-the-air signals back to analog). you'll get your local channels that way, but all you're doing is using your monitor like a tv.

You know, you can get just about any show out there now free online, my current favorite site hulu.com has tons of stuff, but you can goto nbc.com, abc.com, etc. and stream away.