TV Licence

superscaper

marleyboy wrote: »

even a Black n White TV would need a Freeview\Sky\Cable Box

Presumably because this is not true for all regions yet.

unholyangel

zenmaster wrote: »

So you are using illegal activities to justify not having to pay for a TV license?

You are taking the p1ss :rotfl:

Uhm i pay for my downloads thanks. Just because its downloading doesnt mean its illegal so please look before you leap and make false accusations based on ignorance.

There are dozens of sites that allow you to LEGALLY download tv programmes, movies, games etc for a fraction of the price you would pay to buy the dvd. You can even "rent" them online for cheaper.

And if you read my earlier and later posts you will see i DO pay my tv license even though i apparently dont need to.

Seriously, if people are going to pick faults, at least get the right info first please.

unholyangel

lucylucky wrote: »

Thanks for the explanation.

Might as well sell the freeview boxes.

yeah i might stick them on freecycle and give them to a good home lol

pelirocco

So much time , energy and life wasted on ways to avoid paying for a tv licence , surely there are more important things in life to worry about ?

lucylucky

pelirocco wrote: »

So much time , energy and life wasted on ways to avoid paying for a tv licence , surely there are more important things in life to worry about ?

The issue is about money saving. If you don't need a licence then there is no need to purchase one.

Some people are confused as to whether or not they need one.

superscaper

superscaper wrote: »

Presumably because this is not true for all regions yet.

Thinking about it I'm sure it's one of those concessions not actually based on anything other that what you're capable of viewing. If it was purely based on the transmissions you can recieve then there wouldn't also be a reduced license cost for partially sighted/blind.

marleyboy

I seem to remember the License industry stating (many years back) that to use a VCR; even if its on a black n white TV, you had to have a colour license, because the VCR was capable of viewing and recording colour television, this was when VCRs started to come out. They even used some daft excuse about ability to take your VHS recording to another house WITH a colour TV, forgetting to note the possibility that THEY might well have a colour license.

But as far as I know, the golden rule for a colour license, is having AND using a colour receiving device. This would include Sky,Cable or Freeview boxes REGARDLESS of watching them on a B&W Television.

I am not sure if analogue is still active in certain areas or not, its no longer available where I am, but ultimately ALL analogue is being replaced by digital, No digital Television I know is available in black n white, so a small portable black and white TV would need a digital receiver to be able to watch any programmes, making a B&W License void.

derrick

marleyboy wrote: »

I seem to remember the License industry stating (many years back) that to use a VCR; even if its on a black n white TV, you had to have a colour license, because the VCR was capable of viewing and recording colour television, this was when VCRs started to come out. They even used some daft excuse about ability to take your VHS recording to another house WITH a colour TV, forgetting to note the possibility that THEY might well have a colour license.

But as far as I know, the golden rule for a colour license, is having AND using a colour receiving device. This would include Sky,Cable or Freeview boxes REGARDLESS of watching them on a B&W Television.

I am not sure if analogue is still active in certain areas or not, its no longer available where I am, but ultimately ALL analogue is being replaced by digital, No digital Television I know is available in black n white, so a small portable black and white TV would need a digital receiver to be able to watch any programmes, making a B&W License void.

I know I posted this on the other thread, but some might not have seen it;)

They are still valid, (not all the country has gone digital),
From TV Licensing;-
"Black and white licences:
A black and white licence is valid only if the digital box is not designed to record television programmes."

derrick

lucylucky wrote: »

Unless you use the iplayer to watch programmes "as live" in which case you do.

AFAIK the iplayer does not play "live" broadcasts, they are programmes that have already been broadcast, therefor a licence is not needed for the iplayer alone.

unholyangel

derrick wrote: »

AFAIK the iplayer does not play "live" broadcasts, they are programmes that have already been broadcast, therefor a licence is not needed for the iplayer alone.

While this is true for catch up tv, it is actually possible to stream live via iplayer. Obviously if you were doing this (called simulcast i believe), then you would need to have a tv license.

For instance, see the following link (it is the live streaming of bbc1):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/playlive/bbc_one_london/