no u have to use the box and connect it to ur pc in order to view it coz its encrypted
am not sure if the encryption is hacked or not and even if it is hacked, ull have to pen it up to swap the hdd to get the data which inturn voids the warranty
you can have a media center pc set up if recording is what you want
Tata sky plus offers slightly better Picture quality according to some and no difference against a normal connection according to some other