Re: Would you rent a TV from VM?
 

You could always try here if you could find one now:confused:

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2011/05/9.jpg

Re: Would you rent a TV from VM?
 

i'm getting flash backs from when i was a kid and the only way realistically to have a telly was to rent one with a slot meter on the back .

Re: Would you rent a TV from VM?
 

That was one way but we did not have a slot meter tv unless they had to take ours away for repair but it was left open and was just a novelty.

We rented outright and did so when first married but it soon started to be cheaper to buy rather than rent.

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There does seem to be a market for rental though

http://www.rentaldeals.co.uk/?gclid=...FdFX4QodgWZ7jg

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If I wanted a TV and could not afford one I would look on Freecycle or similar nowadays.

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i certainly wouldn't rent ,as you say there are countless ways to get cheap goods ,they may not be the best quality but will do the job untill you could improve

Re: Would you rent a TV from VM?
 

What would you do if your lifestyle changed and your money went hay-wire, Also if the TV went as well.

I have rented a TV before and in some cases it is the best thing to do.

This is just IMHO:erm:

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But as has been pointed out, it's just not worth renting a TV nowadays, with the amount of TVs going for free on Freecycle. Now that people are upgrading to HDTVs there are loads of half-decent TVs going begging each week as it's easier than the hassle of disposal while complying with electronic waste regulations. My local Freecycle group has had 28 TVs listed just this month.

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As I said above try Freecycle, the are 3 advertised today locally and for no cost whatsoever.

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Sorry I think that it is just me going through the Miners Strike again and not having a TV to watch till my parents rented one:( As the previous one broke down:(

Re: Would you rent a TV from VM?
 

You seem to have missed the point - I'm not talking about a method of 'deferring payment' - there a lots better options if all you want is a TV 'on the cheap'

but the consensus is most people would not rent TV from VM so question answered

Re: Would you rent a TV from VM?
 

The point is that TV rental is to dear and something that Virginmedia would not consider simply by virtue of the logistics involved with regards training and delivery for probably very little return.

Considering the price of a Television nowadays renting is a foolish option and even if the cost is prohibitive at present due to circumstances beyond your control then you can always go to the likes of Freecycle and get one for free.

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I take the point - the problem is that every argument you've levelled could be equally fired at PVR's

but no worries - i've counted the voted and even if VM did rent TV's most people wont bother

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A PVR is something that everyone is already trained on and only requires one engineer to fit and install.

A television rental service would require everyone to be trained on them and it would require 2 man crews to fit and support them due to the size of the units.

This would mean more technicians employed and trained for a service would likely be very expensive and liable to fail for those reasons alone.

So no real comparison can be made to the existing services.

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8 Years or so ago i bought the first 37" LCD TV with built in freeview, it was a Sharp and it cost £3000 from richer sounds (it didn't even have a HDMI connection), you could go and buy a 37" LCD TV now for about £300 so there really isn't a market for renting T.V. now, they are dirt cheap.. if you still thought you couldn't afford this you could go to bright house and get proper ripped off.