USB-TV things, TV license?
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Indeed they do.
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You still need a license. Why would that make a difference?
if it gets live tv, you need a license?
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You need a liscence to watch or record anything thats being shown on tv.
Which is why sites where you watch tv after its been broadcast previously are ok.
So you will for that TV tuner.
If you're still unsure, read up:
http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/information/index.jsp
Which is why sites where you watch tv after its been broadcast previously are ok.
So you will for that TV tuner.
If you're still unsure, read up:
http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/information/index.jsp
If you've already got a TV license for your place of residence(house/flat etc) then that covers everyTV recieving item in that residence (USB TV, Sky etc - even if it's 1000 TV's!) so you won't need a seperate license. If you have no license then like Blackbadger said, you'll need a license.
You don't need a license for portable devices that aren't using the mains, such as an unplugged laptop.
Rubbish!
If it's receiving a live video broadcst you do need a license, the TV license system has nothing to do with how the device is powered.
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Answer is From what I remember, you definitely need a license as the receiver is able to receive broadcast pictures.
From the TV Licensing website:
I thought my parents' TV Licence would cover me.
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Your parents' TV Licence won't cover your use of any TV receiver in student accommodation, except in the following rare and limited circumstances:
* You only use TV receiving equipment that is powered by its internal batteries; and
* You have not installed it (e.g. connected it to an aerial or plugged it into the mains) to receive TV; and
* Your permanent address (non term-time) is your parents' home; and
* Your parents have a valid TV Licence for their home.
If you do not satisfy all of these requirements, you will need to buy your own TV Licence for your student accommodation.
To check whether this exception applies to you, please call us on 0844 800 6721.
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I'm sure then, it would be legal if the USB TV stick came with a built in aerial (as did those portable TVs of the 1990s) and you ran your laptop only on batteries.
I thought my parents' TV Licence would cover me.
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Your parents' TV Licence won't cover your use of any TV receiver in student accommodation, except in the following rare and limited circumstances:
* You only use TV receiving equipment that is powered by its internal batteries; and
* You have not installed it (e.g. connected it to an aerial or plugged it into the mains) to receive TV; and
* Your permanent address (non term-time) is your parents' home; and
* Your parents have a valid TV Licence for their home.
If you do not satisfy all of these requirements, you will need to buy your own TV Licence for your student accommodation.
To check whether this exception applies to you, please call us on 0844 800 6721.
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I'm sure then, it would be legal if the USB TV stick came with a built in aerial (as did those portable TVs of the 1990s) and you ran your laptop only on batteries.
I've got a USB TV Dongle, you can either plug a standard aerial into it via an adaptor, or use a little aerial that came with it. With a license you're paying for the means to recieve the live broadcast signals i.e. the aerial.
And having it plugged into the mains makes no difference what so ever than running it off teh battery.
And having it plugged into the mains makes no difference what so ever than running it off teh battery.
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