13 Aug
2006
13 Aug
'06
11:35 a.m.
Stan Barr wrote:
Hi,
Jules Richardson said:
So, the *tuner* is the gotcha? I.e. if you used a component
DVD player/recorder, a video *monitor*, etc. *they* would be
exempt?
If so, has this "fact" influenced the types of products
offered there? (e.g., tunerless products?)
Given that the licence is only for the BBC
channels, and I'll perhaps watch
2-3 hours of them per week, it works out as quite an expense per programme!
Not quite - the licence is for having _any_ equipment installed in your
home capable of receiving broadcast tv - _any_ broadcast tv. The money
goes (mostly) to the bbc, but a licence is required for any broadcast
tv equipment including, but not limited to, a tv set, video or dvd
recorder with a tuner or a computer with a tuner. You still have to
pay even if you never watch the bbc :-(