Gripe- TV licensing & digital changeover

Esqui

Amanita wrote: »

No remote control either .

Yes it really was that old. Great picture though and never needed repair - other than when a visiting toddler tipped a glass of orange squash into its innards. Even then it was only a £20 repair to replace a capacitor or two.

Can't see this fancy new one lasting anywhere as long - assuming I don't lose the remote control unit which is entirely possible.

Reminds me of the Pye TV we had when I was growing up. Must have had it til about 1998. Wooden case, manual tuning, had to turn it on and immediately hold down the volume button on the case because it always came on at max volume!

Amanita_2

Esqui wrote: »

Reminds me of the Pye TV we had when I was growing up. Must have had it til about 1998. Wooden case, manual tuning, had to turn it on and immediately hold down the volume button on the case because it always came on at max volume!

I think it was probably the same one -this was a Pye with a plastic "wooden" top!

Abbafan1972

I can remember having Pye tv's and we rented a lot of ours, which I think most people did in the 70's from Rediffusion or something like that.

Maysie

We put a stronger new Ariel in the loft......£15-20 off ebay i think it was and its stuck up there with gaffer tape mostly lol A huge wedge of it o and an old kids belt.

Naf

Katiehound wrote: »

Bought a freeview box before and could only pick up one extra channel

So it worked then. It clearly picked up the channels you wanted it to; i.e. the ones you're watching already.With your broadband connection you could even watch BBC iPlayer, 4OD, ITV player etc. But you'd still need a TV License for this.

Naf

Esqui wrote: »

Ah yes, I remember analog TV giving us a 100-odd channels and high-graphic interactive services...

But this is the situation already, they don't need to switch off the analogue signal to accomplish this.

Techhead_2

Amanita wrote: »

No remote control either .

Yes it really was that old. Great picture though and never needed repair - other than when a visiting toddler tipped a glass of orange squash into its innards. Even then it was only a £20 repair to replace a capacitor or two.

Can't see this fancy new one lasting anywhere as long - assuming I don't lose the remote control unit which is entirely possible.

You would just have tuned the TV into the signal from the Freeview box. You could then change channel with the Freeview remote. No need to have changed your TV.

trisontana

Naf wrote: »

But this is the situation already, they don't need to switch off the analogue signal to accomplish this.

They do. While the analogue signals are still operational then digital signals have to be broadcast at a much lower power rating to avoid interference with the analogue signal. After DSO more people are then able to receive digital television because of this power increase.

Techhead_2

Naf wrote: »

But this is the situation already, they don't need to switch off the analogue signal to accomplish this.

But we would have to pay for the maintenance of two transmission systems.

Anyway, the time to have made views known was in the early 1990s when the politicians were deciding to do a switchover. Obviously no one made a sufficiently compelling case against.

trisontana

Those people who receive their TV from low-power relay transmitters have not been able to receive any digital TV (and even analogue Channel 5) at all. After DSO they can.