Can You Still Rent Tv's?

Legacy_user

I remember as a child we had a TV with a coin slot on the side which the guy came and emptied once a week, I am wondering can you still rent TV's? I have a portable but you would need a set of binoculars to see it as my living room is that big

jembie

I was renting my TV through Granada then telebank and now Homebuy but they don't do straight rental anymore, just rent to buy.
I still have an agent comes round once a month to empty my meter box of £1 coins and I have been able to buy other items through them too. Hopefully I will be finished paying in the next few months.

Snaggles

Have you tried Freecycle at all? They have TVs on there quite often. If you're not already a member you have to join, and (I think) offer something for free before you can accept something from someone else, but it might be a way of getting a slightly larger TV without having to rent or borrow money for one.

southernscouser

Generally speaking TV's are dirt cheap nowadays.

I'd be majorly surprised if buying doesn't work out cheaper than renting!

Just for an example there is 21inch at Argos for £79.99! If it only lasts you 3 years thats the equivalent of renting one at £2.22 a month.

If you get 5 years out of it which should be realistic thats £1.33 a month!

Can you rent a TV for that sort of money?

tyllwyd

We bought an old CRT tv set from a friend recently because he'd upgraded - we paid him £40 but to be honest it was really just because he was a mate, I don't think the tv itself has any value (even though it is a good tv, nothing wrong with it - just out dated!) So it might be worth asking around.

postingalwaysposting

I sold my 15" lcd tv on ebay for £50 a few weeks ago image how much crt's are going for. :rolleyes: I agree it will be cheaper buying a new one/buy a second hand, even if you have to wait a few months.

immoral_angeluk

Renting a tv is dead money... especially as they're so cheap now... we rented a 26inch hd lcd philips tv a while back for 2 years for £45 a month :eek: Worked out at £1080 over the 2 yrs when you can buy the exact ones in the shops now for £400!!!!!!!!
Personally I would look into ANYTHING except renting.

bathgatebuyer

Another site to check is Gumtree. When I got rid of my Beko 32" CRT recently it was for £35 on the basis that someone came and uplifted it (Ha ha - second floor flat so got more than they bargained for with that!). It was only about 3 yrs old and if it was anything like an old Pye 20" CRT that I had before that, they may still have it for another 17 years!

pandapaws

My sis-in-law was devestated a couple of weeks ago when she sold a TV on Ebay - a 32" widescreen Sony which had cost £600 about 5 years ago, just before everyone switched to LCDs.

She got £27 for it!!!