TV Recommendations please!

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dllive said:

Hi guys.

A brief update: TV was delivered 2 days ago. Richer Sounds were good. (or at least, there were no problems). The chap in the shop was very helpful.

The TV is slightly underwhelming. But perhaps I was expecting TV technology to have advanced massively since I last bought a TV many years ago. But Im also aware that the TV was £600, so its hardly fair to expect to be 'blown away' by it! But Im very pleased I got it, having the bigger screen is good and its much more 'responsive' than my last TV.

I will only ever use perhaps 1% of the channels on it. I really only ever watch Netflix and Youtube.

What I dont understand is what I have to pay for! I dont have a TV license (and certainly dont intend on buying one!). Everytime I switch the TV on it starts BBC. Can I stop that from happening? (I presume they can detect when I view BBC). What about all the 'Free LG' channels and movies - do I need a license for those? Theres hundreds of channels available and I dont know what I need a license for! How can I stop BBC from playing everytime I turn it on? Ive looked in the manual (which I had to Googl ebecuase it wasnt included).

Thanks

Unplug your aerial.

Doesn't matter whether it starts with BBC or any other channel, they all requires a licence anyway.

You need a licence for:

• watch or record programmes as they’re being shown on TV, on any channel
• watch or stream programmes live on an online TV service (such as ITV Hub, All 4, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video, Now TV, Sky Go, etc.)
• download or watch any BBC programmes on BBC iPlayer.

https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one

dllive

Ah I see. Ill need to get that massive TV out of the alcove again to unplug the aerial! (Ill have to wait for a nighbour to give me a hand).

It does get confusing. So even though they say 'free' channels, 'Free'sat etc... its not actually free? So basically all I can watch is Netflix? (which is fine, but I just need to know!! Using the terms 'free' when its not actually free is a bit misleading. Or perhaps its just me, which it probably is. Im not a big 'tv person').

ButterCheese

It is misleading, and they have made it extremely difficult to legally watch paid-for TV without a TV license. 

It means that I pay for Youtube premium, Netflix, Amazon Prime and I STILL need to pay the TV license.  It's been a con for years

[Deleted User]

How do you think bbc tv and radio and channel 4 is funded?
Its not a con, you need a tv license to watch or record broadcast tv or use the iPlayer , it’s simple really. 

Commercial catchup or and paid for streaming you do not as these are funded by you or advertising. 

OnlyTheBestWillDo

dllive said:

Hi guys.

A brief update: TV was delivered 2 days ago. Richer Sounds were good. (or at least, there were no problems). The chap in the shop was very helpful.

The TV is slightly underwhelming. But perhaps I was expecting TV technology to have advanced massively since I last bought a TV many years ago. But Im also aware that the TV was £600, so its hardly fair to expect to be 'blown away' by it! But Im very pleased I got it, having the bigger screen is good and its much more 'responsive' than my last TV.

I will only ever use perhaps 1% of the channels on it. I really only ever watch Netflix and Youtube.

What I dont understand is what I have to pay for! I dont have a TV license (and certainly dont intend on buying one!). Everytime I switch the TV on it starts BBC. Can I stop that from happening? (I presume they can detect when I view BBC). What about all the 'Free LG' channels and movies - do I need a license for those? Theres hundreds of channels available and I dont know what I need a license for! How can I stop BBC from playing everytime I turn it on? Ive looked in the manual (which I had to Googl ebecuase it wasnt included).

Thanks

Some of us did try to push you in the direction of best picture quality, as opposed to bells and whistles you aren't ever likely to utilise.

dllive

Just to be clear: anything coming from my satellite dish Ill need to have a license to watch?

debitcardmayhem

Yes.......

Jenni_D

dllive said:

Just to be clear: anything coming from my satellite dish Ill need to have a license to watch?

Yes ... as that is watching TV as it is broadcast. ("Live" TV doesn't mean new content, or the news channels etc. ... it means programmes that are being broadcast right at that moment in time. And it also includes the +1 channels). Other than on iPlayer, you can watch the same content using the catch-up apps as soon as it is available on the apps.

Farway

There's a long thread on licence requiremnts here

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6309789/tv-licence/p1

mobileron

No they cant detect what your watching,detector vans never worked at all.
I havnt paid a licence for 6 years,its moneysaving.
Now u got all the gadgets ge tonto you tube and look for tv licence all the answers there. 
Never answer the door to the licence people never agree anything,it works.