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

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

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NobleLord

Original Poster:

1,065 posts

263 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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... 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

3,728 posts

201 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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Yes.

esselte

14,626 posts

282 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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I would say so

Neil_H

15,401 posts

266 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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yes Why wouldn't you?

RemaL

25,036 posts

249 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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what they said

Rollcage

11,327 posts

207 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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Yes. ASFAIK ,to watch any TV on anything anywhere you need a licence?(PC ,phone ,etc!)

ewenm

28,506 posts

260 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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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 wink

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

67,280 posts

285 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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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

4,187 posts

197 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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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

3,728 posts

201 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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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.
hehe

Ask an adult or your carer why you are wrong.

ShadownINja

78,528 posts

297 months

Odie

4,187 posts

197 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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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.
hehe

Ask an adult or your carer why you are wrong.
lol, i know i was jokin :P

Fidgits

17,202 posts

244 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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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

13,719 posts

221 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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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
nono

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

88,999 posts

280 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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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

9,457 posts

267 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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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

5,062 posts

231 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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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

1,998 posts

220 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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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

67,280 posts

285 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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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

17,202 posts

244 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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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"...