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They need to come to the US for Black Friday sales and get their 50" 4k smart TV.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...e-tv-licensing
More than 7,000 households in the UK are still watching television in black and white, more than 50 years after the advent of colour programming.
London has the largest number of black and white sets at 1,768, followed by the West Midlands with 431 and Greater Manchester with 390.
In total, 7,161 UK households have not switched to colour transmissions, which started in 1967.
The TV Licensing spokesman, Jason Hill, said: “Over half of the UK’s TVs now connect to the internet so it’s interesting that more than 7,000 households still choose to watch their favourite shows on a black and white telly.
“Whether you watch EastEnders, Strictly or Question Time in black and white on a 50-year-old TV set or in colour on a tablet, you need to be covered by a TV licence to watch or record programmes as they are broadcast.
“You also need to be covered by a TV licence to download or watch BBC programmes on iPlayer, on any device.”
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In 1967, Billie-Jean King was the first woman to lift the Wimbledon title in colour on British screens (seen here in black and white). Photograph: Popperfoto
Regular colour broadcasts began on BBC Two in July 1967 with the Wimbledon tennis tournament. The number of black and white licences issued each year has since been in steady decline since. In 2000, there were 212,000 black and white TV licences but by 2003 that number had shrunk to 93,000. By 2015, the number had dipped below 10,000.
The television and radio technology historian Jeffrey Borinsky said: “There are hundreds of collectors like myself who have many black and white TVs. Who wants all this new-fangled 4K Ultra HD, satellite dishes or a screen that’s bigger than your room when you can have glorious black and white TV?
“Thirty years ago, you could still buy black and white TVs, mainly small portables, for as little as £50 and it’s interesting to know that some of people still have them.”
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2018-11-08, 06:32 PM #1The Undying
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7,000 UK households still watching TV in black and white
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2018-11-08, 06:38 PM #2The Lightbringer
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The majority of these people don’t buy new TVs is because they don’t want them for various reasons.
It’s not like colour TVs are expensive.
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2018-11-08, 06:43 PM #3Deleted
It's also because TV license for colour TV is more expensive than black and white.
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2018-11-08, 07:02 PM #4The Undying
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What people won't do to avoid taxes.
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2018-11-08, 07:03 PM #5Deleted
We have Black Friday sales here. Don't really know why this is important, 7k is a ridiculously small number and probably people that either don't watch TV, like the novelty or just didn't buy a new TV ever
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2018-11-08, 07:14 PM #6Merely a Setback
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I just avoid TV altogether and turn to the internet
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2018-11-08, 07:17 PM #7Banned
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yeah these 80+ year old people are really going to travel to the US for a TV. Originally Posted by Hubcap
they'll be dead soon no need to worry about their TV's.
Also they wouldn't even have a clue how to work a smart TV.
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2018-11-08, 07:18 PM #8Scarab Lord
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What an absolutely pointless thread.
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2018-11-08, 07:26 PM #9Deleted
What hubcap didn't mention is that the survey is based entirely on trust since there is no practical means of checking, which means it is likely 7000 people are either having a laugh with the researchers or filled in the wrong box. So he's posting horseshit again basically.
I'd add: the analog signal cathode ray TV's used was switched off years ago. Getting a digibox to work with a CRT is pure pain unless you like watching one frame per minute when it is windy. For a CRT from the 1980's (when b&w tv's stopped being made) I suspect it is actually impossible. I doubt any one other than retro tech nerds is doing this-it is a lot easier to just buy a normal tv and turn the colour off.
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2018-11-08, 07:29 PM #10Banned
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Well as you can see it's hubcap, he posts anything he can find to go FUCK YEAH 'MURICA! Originally Posted by willtron
and his first line is "They need to come to the US"
7th word and it's really about bragging about the US like he thinks people in the UK really can't afford a colour TV, what an idiot.
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They are considered a first world country?
I'm a little bothered public television in america dosn't broadcast 4k HDR yet
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2018-11-08, 07:31 PM #12The Patient
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I have a feeling you vote democrat. Originally Posted by Socialhealer
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2018-11-08, 07:34 PM #13Banned
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Most do it cause of the stupid fucking TV license and that TV licenses for Black and White TVs is half of what a colour TV license is.
I really does sound retarded when you type that out that Brits have to have a license to own a peice of near obsolete technology but the BBC doesnt want to go it alone so they keep at it with the government to keep there funding through the License fee.
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2018-11-08, 07:34 PM #14DeletedQuick! Someone find one of those charming videos of retro tech nerds in the states making a 1970's apple computer run the internet as proof of the decline of America! Originally Posted by Socialhealer
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well your feelings are wrong. try again. Originally Posted by VarsityAthlete
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2018-11-08, 07:38 PM #16DeletedMost people in this country are proud of the BBC and happy to pay a licence fee. Originally Posted by Druuge
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2018-11-08, 07:59 PM #17Void Lord
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I kind of miss the old black and white and tube TV's. The U.K goes old school.
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2018-11-08, 08:03 PM #18Deleted
Just as outdated as theater, which for some reason still attracts a crowd too.
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2018-11-08, 08:06 PM #19Bloodsail Admiral
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They need licenses to watch TV? How does that work?
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2018-11-08, 08:09 PM #20The Undying
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Yeah, I believe it is because it is cheap/free. Originally Posted by Atikkus
FOMO: "Fear Of Missing Out", also commonly known as people with a mental issue of managing time and activities, many expecting others to fit into their schedule so they don't miss out on things to come. If FOMO becomes a problem for you, do seek help, it can be a very unhealthy lifestyle..
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