Do you need a TV licence if.....

[NobleLord]

... you have no receiving equipment apart from a Sky box and your TV is a plasma display screen linked to the Sky box?

NL

[G'kar]

Yes.

[esselte]

I would say so

[Neil_H]

Why wouldn't you?

[RemaL]

what they said

[Rollcage]

Yes. ASFAIK ,to watch any TV on anything anywhere you need a licence?(PC ,phone ,etc!)

[ewenm]

NobleLord said:

... you have no receiving equipment apart from a Sky box and your TV is a plasma display screen linked to the Sky box?

NL

No beacuse you don't have a dish it would seem so can't receive Sky

Assuming you have a Sky Box and a dish, then yes. You need a licence if you're watching or recording TV as it is broadcast. If you're only watching one of the many online on-demand services (iPlayer for example) you don't need a licence.

[Plotloss]

Has Sky stopped broadcasting BBC channels then?

Of course you need a licence, anything with a tuner does and that includes your Sky box.

[Odie]

NobleLord said:

... you have no receiving equipment apart from a Sky box and your TV is a plasma display screen linked to the Sky box?

NL

Well infact I can see a problem here as digital and sky services are delayed by what 4-5 seconds to normal analogue signals, so you are actually watching it after the time of broadcast so i would say no you dont need a license.

[G'kar]

Odie said:

NobleLord said:

... you have no receiving equipment apart from a Sky box and your TV is a plasma display screen linked to the Sky box?

NL

Well infact I can see a problem here as digital and sky services are delayed by what 4-5 seconds to normal analogue signals, so you are actually watching it after the time of broadcast so i would say no you dont need a license.

Ask an adult or your carer why you are wrong.

[ShadownINja]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Do+I+need+a+TV+Licence%3F

[Odie]

G'kar said:

Odie said:

NobleLord said:

... you have no receiving equipment apart from a Sky box and your TV is a plasma display screen linked to the Sky box?

NL

Well infact I can see a problem here as digital and sky services are delayed by what 4-5 seconds to normal analogue signals, so you are actually watching it after the time of broadcast so i would say no you dont need a license.

Ask an adult or your carer why you are wrong.

lol, i know i was jokin :P

[Fidgits]

NobleLord said:

... you have no receiving equipment apart from a Sky box and your TV is a plasma display screen linked to the Sky box?

NL

you have equipment capable of receiving TV, therefore you need a license.

even if you didnt have the sky box, you'd still need a license for the TV even if it wasnt plugged in

[Mr Will]

Fidgits said:

even if you didnt have the sky box, you'd still need a license for the TV even if it wasnt plugged in

You only need a licence if you watch tv, if you own one but don't watch it then you are not committing an offence.

[Simpo Two]

Fidgits said:

you have equipment capable of receiving TV, therefore you need a license.

Yes. Domestic plasma screens have TV tuners in them and are therefore also receivers. However you could get a 'business' one which is purely a screen, and just plays whatever you plug into it.

[trooperiziz]

Plotloss said:

Has Sky stopped broadcasting BBC channels then?

Of course you need a licence, anything with a tuner does and that includes your Sky box.

Shame on you Plotters!

It's a TV licence, not a BBC licence, even if you only watch commercial TV you still need a licence.

You only need a licence if you use your TV to watch or record live transmission, owning equipment isn't enough to require a licence.

How many times can I use the word licence in this post?

[SamHH]

Fidgits said:

even if you didnt have the sky box, you'd still need a license for the TV even if it wasnt plugged in

I don't believe that.

[Gold]

Fidgits said:

NobleLord said:

... you have no receiving equipment apart from a Sky box and your TV is a plasma display screen linked to the Sky box?

NL

you have equipment capable of receiving TV, therefore you need a license.

even if you didnt have the sky box, you'd still need a license for the TV even if it wasnt plugged in

If it wasn't plugged it and you never did so you wouldn't need a TV licence.

[Plotloss]

SamHH said:

Fidgits said:

even if you didnt have the sky box, you'd still need a license for the TV even if it wasnt plugged in

I don't believe that.

You're right to because its not true.

You don't need a licence to own a television, just use it.

[Fidgits]

SamHH said:

Fidgits said:

even if you didnt have the sky box, you'd still need a license for the TV even if it wasnt plugged in

I don't believe that.

well, a TV is capable of receiving TV signals - all TV's have tuners in them.

So, having a TV means you need a license - otherwise whats to stop you unplugging it when TV licensing knocks on your door?

"oh no TV detector man, I have a TV, but its unplugged - look... i dont use it"...