Apparently there are 7161 households in the UK that still have a black and white TV. Is one of them yours?Sometimes when the reception is crap and there are in excess of 1500 channels to watch, but only two or three worth viewing, I wish that we had a black and white TV.
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[Technology] Do you still have a black and white TV?
- Thread starter Binney on acid
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- Jun 27, 2012
- 13,871
This isn’t quite true . It’s the # of licences. Which are cheaper.
There is no way of knowing if people have the sets, let alone are watching them.
There is no way of knowing if people have the sets, let alone are watching them.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
We did have one in the loft, but when the signal went from analogue to digital, it was useless.
Dick Swiveller
Well-known member
- Sep 9, 2011
- 9,155
They aren't cheap to buy. I collect old computers and the ZX81 struggles on even old colour TVs so I did a quick check and an old portable is £40+
BensGrandad
New member
My mother was registered blind so we suggested that she buy a black and white tv rather than a colour one bercause of the licence fee but had trouble finding a reasonably decent one.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Is that where he had to go if he wanted to watch something different to you?
No, we have one in the bedroom which is where I go to watch something different. He watches films, I watch football.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Over 75, it is free, and under that age, registered blind get 50% reduction.
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Mines black and white when switched off
happypig
Staring at the rude boys
I only pay the TV license because I don't like the idea that I am breaking the law. With a bit of knowledge it's entirely possible not to pay and never end up in court.
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
BBC should just be a subscription service like Netflix personally I wouldn’t subscribe. Paying fortunes for Twats to present MOTD doesn’t sit with me.
banjo
GOSBTS
No, but I recon BG’s got a black n white phone.
maffew
Well-known member
BBC I think is more about the website these days. How that would be funded if there was no TV license
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
BBC I think is more about the website these days. How that would be funded if there was no TV license
Their website is astoundingly bad for those of us who can actually read. It is very frustrating as most of it is video. It is also a horrendously PC site.
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
Advertising just like every other channelBBC I think is more about the website these days. How that would be funded if there was no TV license
- Jun 27, 2012
- 13,871
BBC I think is more about the website these days. How that would be funded if there was no TV license
Of your £12.25 monthly licence fee, 90p is spent on the website.
- Jun 27, 2012
- 13,871
Its used by 74% of UK adults every month.
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
And in spite of my own opinion, I still appreciate the news provided by the BBC.
- Jun 27, 2012
- 13,871
85% of the UK disagree with you. (*15% believe the BBC should be a subscription service)
Only 29% of the UK believe the licence fee should be scrapped.
92% of UK adults use the BBC (radio,tv,online) every week for an average of 19 hours per week.
No survey as far as i can tell on whether the presenters of MOTD are T**** though.
swindonseagull
Well-known member
is it still 1965?