watching TV on the computer no need to pay

Deals_2

TV licence....wonder if anyone does this . obviously would love to save money on this front as i think the beeb shoudl get advertising or find an alternative than use tax payers money in particular if paying people like jonathan ross 18 million!!! any ideas appreciated and how easy to set up and is it any good on the eyes. thanks in advance.

bazzlad

You can do it. It's illegal. And personally, I sit at my computer all day, wouldn't fancy continuing the trend at home. Suck it up and pay like the rest of us.

ukmike

I use this prog to watch TV on my PC-
http://zattoo.com

weegie.geek

Deals wrote: »

TV licence....wonder if anyone does this . obviously would love to save money on this front as i think the beeb shoudl get advertising or find an alternative than use tax payers money in particular if paying people like jonathan ross 18 million!!! any ideas appreciated and how easy to set up and is it any good on the eyes. thanks in advance.

Been answered a bajillion times.

I'll explain it now before the idiots come and tell you their "facts".

You NEED a license if you watch or record TV as it's being broadcast.

You DO NOT need a license if you use the TV for watching DVDs/Bluray/etc or with a Playstation/XBOX/other console.

You DO NOT need a license if you watch TV using BBC Iplayer, 4OD or whatever.

Neil_Taylor

You need a license if you have equipment in the premises that can receive broadcasts or record them, even if you never do this.

adouglasmhor

Neil_Taylor wrote: »

You need a license if you have equipment in the premises that can receive broadcasts or record them, even if you never do this.

No you don't, this has been covered umpteen times and you are mistaken.

superscaper

Neil_Taylor wrote: »

You need a license if you have equipment in the premises that can receive broadcasts or record them, even if you never do this.

weegie.geek must be psychic. You are completely wrong. The license is only for watching broadcasts not for equipment you own. Even the TV licenses own FAQs say you don't need a license for a TV if you're only using it to watch DVDs etc. It's better to get your info from the source material than urban myths. :rolleyes:

deejayen

Who needs a television licence



You need a TV Licence to use any television-receiving equipment to watch or record TV programmes as they are being shown on TV. These include programmes on the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, cable and satellite television. Television-receiving equipment includes:

• TV sets
• set-top boxes
• DVD recorders
• video recorders.

You don't need a television licence if a TV set cannot receive TV programmes and is used only:

• for close circuit monitoring
• for watching pre-recorded videos or DVDs
• as a computer monitor – see under heading You don't use your television set or other device to watch or record broadcast programmes.

You do need a licence to watch TV on a mobile phone or other battery-operated device.

--- Dave

Linda_Secker

what about if you receive only foreign satellite TV and never watch British terrestrial? I don't know if the TV in question is capable of receiving British TV or not....just know my mate only ever watches the foreign stuff.....

Linda;)

adouglasmhor

Linda_Secker wrote: »

what about if you receive only foreign satellite TV and never watch British terrestrial? I don't know if the TV in question is capable of receiving British TV or not....just know my mate only ever watches the foreign stuff.....

Linda;)

You still need one, you are watching a live TV transmission.

converse

Neil_Taylor wrote: »

You need a license if you have equipment in the premises that can receive broadcasts or record them, even if you never do this.

adouglasmhor wrote: »

No you don't, this has been covered umpteen times and you are mistaken.

OK first I assume you know how much they hassle people who don't buy one, even if they don't have a TV in the house (I know it's happened to second properties I own).

Then although I agree technically, you don't need one if you don't use the equipment to watch live TV.

Say, if you have a TV but only watch recordings/DVDs, they send an inspector around, he finds a TV (with a tuner), an aerial point (standard in every house in the country I'd have though), surely you can be fined, because you _could_ be potentially watching live TV?