Pleased not to be cutting edge
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Following the thread about Sky+...
I have a 25" Sony Nicam Stereo CRT television that I bought new in 1990. In about 1998 it developed a minor problem and I got it fixed for £25. It still works as well now as it did when new. I don't have Sky, Freesat aor anything else because I object to paying for a TV licence and then paying again to watch something. I have a Freeview box but it's almost never used because even if it doesn't need 'rebooting' the channels seem to be repeats and adverts. BBC3 and BBC4 are never transmitting and the only useful channel, UKTV history, has been replaced by the Top Gear Repeat Channel (I like Top Gear, but it does grate after a while).
As for the TV listings, after the first 5 'proper' channels, all the new toy ones are in microscopic print and jumbled up, so that apart from 'Ch.548 Nickelodeon 97.5FM 472' I really can't be bothered to trawl through three pages of microprint just to see that I can't watch something because it's on an 'extra-cost' channel.
When the Sony finally blows up, if indeed it ever does, then I'll get an LCD 'crop-top' (16:9) telly with Freeview built in so that I might be able to watch the Top Gear Repeat Channel without getting up and standing with my finger on the button for 15 secs waiting for the light to go orange. But until it does, I'm really quite happy with 5 analogue channels
Digital schmigital.
I have a 25" Sony Nicam Stereo CRT television that I bought new in 1990. In about 1998 it developed a minor problem and I got it fixed for £25. It still works as well now as it did when new. I don't have Sky, Freesat aor anything else because I object to paying for a TV licence and then paying again to watch something. I have a Freeview box but it's almost never used because even if it doesn't need 'rebooting' the channels seem to be repeats and adverts. BBC3 and BBC4 are never transmitting and the only useful channel, UKTV history, has been replaced by the Top Gear Repeat Channel (I like Top Gear, but it does grate after a while).
As for the TV listings, after the first 5 'proper' channels, all the new toy ones are in microscopic print and jumbled up, so that apart from 'Ch.548 Nickelodeon 97.5FM 472' I really can't be bothered to trawl through three pages of microprint just to see that I can't watch something because it's on an 'extra-cost' channel.
When the Sony finally blows up, if indeed it ever does, then I'll get an LCD 'crop-top' (16:9) telly with Freeview built in so that I might be able to watch the Top Gear Repeat Channel without getting up and standing with my finger on the button for 15 secs waiting for the light to go orange. But until it does, I'm really quite happy with 5 analogue channels
Digital schmigital.
Hear, hear.
We've got a nice big Sony Trinitron, widescreen, CRT, 10 years old it is but shows no sign of breaking. We get our digital from Sky, I have less than no interest in HD for the sake of it and I see no reason to change it.
Besides, the chuffing thing weighs a ton so noone's going to nick it.
We've got a nice big Sony Trinitron, widescreen, CRT, 10 years old it is but shows no sign of breaking. We get our digital from Sky, I have less than no interest in HD for the sake of it and I see no reason to change it.
Besides, the chuffing thing weighs a ton so noone's going to nick it.
escargot said:
I got my current 32" Sony CRT from DD way back in erm...probably 2004?It sits proudly in my living room.
I have a 42" plasma in the bedroom
(East Anglia) Switchover overview: Thursday 30th June 2011: BBC One C62 closes. BBC Two C55 closes. ITV-1 C59 closes. Channel 4 C65 closes. FIVE C52 closes.
Enjoy your analogue channels while they last
Maybe some cheer though:
Freeview power increase from 6,667 W to 100,000 W, 16 times stronger.
http://www.ukfree.tv/transmitters.php
Enjoy your analogue channels while they last
Maybe some cheer though:
Freeview power increase from 6,667 W to 100,000 W, 16 times stronger.
http://www.ukfree.tv/transmitters.php
ThatPhilBrettGuy said:
TheGroover said:
5 analogue channels?? Fancy-pants modern rubbish! I'm still on just the four!
4 analogue channels? There's only 2 both from the British Broadcasting Company. I thought they only transmitted the others in areas with council houses escargot said:
we ain't got no gramophones here granddad!!!Justayellowbadge said:
ThatPhilBrettGuy said:
TheGroover said:
5 analogue channels?? Fancy-pants modern rubbish! I'm still on just the four!
4 analogue channels? There's only 2 both from the British Broadcasting Company. I thought they only transmitted the others in areas with council houses ThatPhilBrettGuy said:
TheGroover said:
5 analogue channels?? Fancy-pants modern rubbish! I'm still on just the four!
4 analogue channels? There's only 2 both from the British Broadcasting Company. I thought they only transmitted the others in areas with council houses And yes, eventually analogue channels will be closed down under the pretence of 'progress', and then HM Govt will have enough bandwidth to introduce road pricing and speed control by satellite, which is what the whole change to digital is really all about.
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