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TV Licence Super Thread

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do_ron_ron said:
Some people still do not know what the TV license fee is, and it is not a BBC license fee.



www.gov.uk

TV Licence - GOV.UK

You need a TV Licence to watch or record programmes on a TV, computer or other device as they're broadcast, and to watch on-demand BBC programmes on iPlayer
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Yes and there are many people on here who sit on high horses who say they never do any of that so why should they pay a fictitious tax?
 
do_ron_ron said:
As the Govt site said, you need it if you are watching TV. The right wing tabloids taking over from the Tories criticism of the BBC claim it is a BBC license which it is not.
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No, if a person is watching a DVD straight onto a TV or a DVD capture on their NAS, which many have claimed on here in the past, then they are not liable to pay.
Some people on here have claimed they don't have TVs.
 
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RetiredGreyFox said:
Or watching recordings of those channels and thinking they are better than us stupid folk who dare to put terrestrial TV on.
Bloody hell dude it's gone on for decades on this forum :(
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People still record TV?
I dare say there are a few that don't pay but should.
I honestly just don't watch anything that requires a license, nothing live and nothing BBC.
 
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robj20 said:
People still record TV?
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Me and Mrs Fox record everything (except 6pm News and football) to a Satellite TV system so we can watch whenever we want and don't have to waste time on adverts.
Don't need things like iPlayer or other channels because they will be recorded to the Sat hard drive.
We can also get those programmes from any TV in the house to watch at our convenience, other stuff goes on the NAS.

Pretty sure you already knew that unless you're blind.
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I looked at the bbc Chanel menu and watched the news for the first time in years last night ( in hospital at the time moment) and ll had no programs on it that I would watch, it’s the same with sky, have to pay a licence fee, then a subscription just to watch adverts doesn’t appeal to me.
 
RetiredGreyFox said:
No, if a person is watching a DVD straight onto a TV or a DVD capture on their NAS, which many have claimed on here in the past, then they are not liable to pay.
Some people on here have claimed they don't have TVs.
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Given that all the revenue raised from the TV licence goes to the BBC then it's hardly surprising that some refer to it as the BBC licence even though it covers all live broadcasts. A lot of people object to having to fund the BBC to watch live content on other platforms.


You seem to doubt that some people don't have TV's?

Mine broke years ago and I never bothered replacing it I just use on demand services; I currently have a Disney sub through my bank account, have previously had Prime and Netflix sub's. I also tried Paramount but had a lot of issues with the streams hanging when I was watching on PC so cancelled that and got a refund. I've also dipped into Apple TV a few times they don't have a lot of content but I've enjoyed most of the things I've watched on their platform and the streaming quality unlike some of the other platforms is excellent.


I was given a TV when someone was upgrading theirs which I used to watch on demand streaming services from my PC via HDMI for a while it then broke; ironically when I researched the fault it appears that the tuner module might have failed given that I wasn't using or in need of the tuner module its annoying that it breaking means I just get a blank screen when using a HDMI device...


RetiredGreyFox said:
Me and Mrs Fox record everything (except 6pm News and football) to a Satellite TV system
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I assume you know that the Astra satellites are approaching end of life and might not be replaced when they are turned off so you might only be able to do that for a few more years:

rxtvinfo.com

How soon is Sky and Freesat satellite TV switch-off? - RXTV

Sky and Freesat have ended support for their oldest receivers. But even newer HD compatible receivers may become obsolete when satellite TV faces a switch-off.
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Once Freesat and terrestrial broadcasts are both turned off we will finally be able to buy TV's without tuners. Until then people that want to watch an on demand stream on a big screen still need to buy a TV because 55"+ computer monitors aren't really a thing and the few large format screens that do exist are absurdly expensive compared to buying a 4K TV that also has far better sound quality than a PC monitor.
 
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RetiredGreyFox said:
Me and Mrs Fox record everything (except 6pm News and football) to a Satellite TV system so we can watch whenever we want and don't have to waste time on adverts.
Don't need things like iPlayer or other channels because they will be recorded to the Sat hard drive.
We can also get those programmes from any TV in the house to watch at our convenience, other stuff goes on the NAS.

Pretty sure you already knew that unless you're blind.
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I didn't know that, I don't read every post on here.
 
NetMan said:
You seem to doubt that some people don't have TV's?
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You made that up, please don't do it again :(
Bloke next door has never had one or a radio.

NetMan said:
I assume you know that the Astra satellites are approaching end of life and might not be replaced when they are turned off so you might only be able to do that for a few more years:
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Yes I know, hopefully there will be a Freely device that can record at least 4 channels at once while playing one.
If not there are other ways.
 
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robj20 said:
You definitely did, or at least that's how it reads. Post 8,003.
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Yes some people on here have claimed they don't have TVs, how is that saying I don't believe them?
Please don't be on a Jury.
It also has to be read with the bit before it then it doesn't read like I don't believe them, just stating a fact.
Please don't do it again.

RetiredGreyFox said:
No, if a person is watching a DVD straight onto a TV or a DVD capture on their NAS, which many have claimed on here in the past, then they are not liable to pay.
Some people on here have claimed they don't have TVs.
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NetMan said:
Given that all the revenue raised from the TV licence goes to the BBC then it's hardly surprising that some refer to it as the BBC licence even though it covers all live broadcasts. A lot of people object to having to fund the BBC to watch live content on other platforms.
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All the revenue does NOT go to the BBC though. Welsh language station S4C gets some and BBC ALBA gets money. Some goes for radio journalistic training. Some goes for BBC World Services which is more UK Govt soft power than the BBC. Education channels are also funded which again is Govt.
Personally, not having to watch 4 mins of ads every 12 minutes of TV make it worth it.
 
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