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tweetiepooh · 21-02-2020, 12:53

Well our 15yr old set doesn't have any cards and being an older CRT doesn't have slots for cards. Yes you could SCART a box in but why if there is a built in DTV tuner? And HDMI->SCART only works on composite which looks less than ideal.)

And if you have multiple sets? More boxes all over the place, all with own card or other mechanism to enforce payment.

The list could go on.

Do you pay per set? That could get expensive, the license is per premise so if you have a home with a few devices the license works out pretty cheap. Pay per tuner? I could imagine if by device, someone would make a multituner box with outputs per tuner that could be routed to different watching devices with some form of control feedback. (Not really bothered if this already exists, just making a point)

21-02-2020, 12:53	#132
tweetiepooh Virgin Media Employee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Winchester Services: Staff MyRates BB: VM 1Gb TV: VM XL Phone : VM XL Posts: 3,330	Re: BBC licence fee to be reviewed by Conservatives Well our 15yr old set doesn't have any cards and being an older CRT doesn't have slots for cards. Yes you could SCART a box in but why if there is a built in DTV tuner? And HDMI->SCART only works on composite which looks less than ideal.) And if you have multiple sets? More boxes all over the place, all with own card or other mechanism to enforce payment. The list could go on. Do you pay per set? That could get expensive, the license is per premise so if you have a home with a few devices the license works out pretty cheap. Pay per tuner? I could imagine if by device, someone would make a multituner box with outputs per tuner that could be routed to different watching devices with some form of control feedback. (Not really bothered if this already exists, just making a point) __________________ I work for VMO2 but reply here in my own right. Any help or advice is made on a best-effort basis. No comments construe any obligation on VMO2 or its employees.