From: <arcarlini at iee.org>
To: "'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 7:37 PM
Subject: RE: cctech Digest, Vol 78, Issue 3
Oh, and you only need a licence to view content "live" (any contents,
not just BBC or even any UK channels, satellite stuff too ...) on
any device (TV, PC, phone, maybe even your fillings if you happen
to be an oddball synaesthete).
Actually no, I believe it's a licence to recieve, not to view, which is
why when you could still get a black and white licence at a cheaper
price than colour, you still needed a colour license even if you had a
black and white TV, if you also had a video recorder. The reason being
that the video recorder could recieve and record a colour signal, even
though you could only view it in black and white.
Though that is a moot point now as I believe it's been about 5 years
since the black and white license was phased out.
Cheers.
Phill.
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Phill Harvey-Smith, Programmer, Hardware hacker, and general eccentric !
"You can twist perceptions, but reality won't budge" -- Rush.