IMac doing TV with SKY TV

I don't have a TV. But I want TV. I know there are loads of USB TV receivers out there in the market. But the problem is, which one does all the work I need it to do, for the lowest price.
I live in the UK now. And obviously I want SKY for all those sports coverage. I'm sure not every USB TV receiver can support SKY. Does anybody here know which ones do?
And most importantly, although I have a very powerful iMac (Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz, 2GB Ram. 250 GB HD), I'm still worried about the TV receiver taking up much of the CPU's power for converting TV programmes, recording, or something like that. So, which USB TV device does the job without using my iMac's power? Or, do I really have to worry about my powerful iMac being slowed down by cheaper USB TV devices?
Thanks.

I know what you are saying Mrtotes. Actually that's what I'm doing when I watch all those live football matches. I'm fanatic about the English Premier League. That's fine. But what I want is the tennis and the snookers. And I think I can't get live coverage of the two elsewhere. Besides this, nobody here likes watching the two. They don't like having those channels showing even when they are not watching the tele. That is the bad side about watching TV together in a common place. I know SKY is expensive and I've already spent quite a lot on buying some equipment for my courses. But if I don't get any snooker and tennis, I'm sure I'll go crazy. Did you say satellite dish? Do they need satellite dishes installed to watch Sky? The common room in our hall does have Sky (very limited choice of channels, plus folks here only like the MTV channels. I'm a Music Tech student myself, but I don't the stuff they get on MTV is entire rubbish), but I don't see any satellite around here.
I'm glad for your advice on watching Sky, or just the tele, with a bunch of people in a club or something; because I've been thinking about the same thing all the time. I'll probably just go for the FreeView anyway, because I'm very cautious (sometimes over cautious) about my budget (still I think I need Sky, you can see how desperate I am), you don't have to worry about me spending extra money which is not necessary. I'm OK. I know self-control. My mother always says I'm over cautious about my own budget, and I'm glad to hear that compliment, and I'll keep it up. When I buy food, I'll only go for those 99p microwave trash, no Marks n Spencer (my friend has MnM food all the time).
The reason why I think I need a tele in my own place is that I think a tele is the fastest and most effective way of improving my English. You may think mine is already good enough - many people say that, but I don't. FreeView alone can also boost my English up, in fact Sky is the luxury I have only in my dreams. I just happen to want something extra on top of the basic TV (i.e. sport coverage). Since MTV doesn't have much effect on my English (it does help degrade my intelligence though), I'm quite certain that I'm getting a TV my own, the USB device to be precise. I'm just looking for the best deal, the perfect balance for need, performance, luxury and price. Is the hybrid thingy the perfect candidate?

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