We used this slingbox to view our local cable TV service while wintering in Arizona. Very easy to hook up and use remotely. Can watch tv programs on your tablet, laptop or tv remotely.
Suggest you google it to learn more..
"A Slingbox is a physical device that you attach to your cablebox/DVR and it allows you to control and view your TV/cablebox/DVR content from afar using a broadband Internet connection and the SlingPlayer app on your mobile phone, iPad, or through Slingbox software on your laptop."
"To watch your Slingbox from afar, all you need back at home is a video source (satellite set-top box, cable box, DVR, DVD player, and so on), a broadband Internet connection, and your Slingbox. ... You'll also need to have broadband Internet access where you are."