Using FIOS TV with internal tuner card in a PC?

I've checked the FAQs and many of the postings but haven't seen anything about this, which makes me wonder if I am looking in the wrong place :-)
Is it possible to view FIOS TV using an internal computer TV Tuner card, and using Windows Media Center to view programs?
I do not have any premium channels, like HBO, etc. I have not purchased a tuner card yet, (pending the answers I get here), but what I have seen online for various types of internal computer tuner cards mentions Digital ATSC, Digital QAM, etc. It seems to indicate I can connect the cable directly to the TV card if the channels are not encrypted, and therefore I would not need a set top box.
My question is, can I connect the cable directly to the tuner card, without a set top box, or must I have a set top box in all circumstances? Can I see anything without the set top box?

Unless the tuner card has provisions for a cable card (would be rented from Verizon for $3.99 / month) all channels with the excption of the broadcast (OTA) and PEG channels are encrypted. That means no ESPN, USA, SyFy, etc. - only the broadcast networks, andy local independents, and any carried Public Broadcasting stations.
Actually has been discussed many times - did you try the forum search feature?
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