okay well we have direct tv and i see behind the box theres a usb port so i was wondering if i looked for a usb cable that are both can goin in the pc and da box will i b able to watch tv on my comp?
No. That USB port is for one of two things. On some boxes those ports were made for Major updates done by the provider, on other boxes those can be used as an external hard drive to have more DVR space.