Sainsbury's Amiga Ready LCDTV

[alexh]

I was in sainsbury today and I saw that they are selling a 15" LCD TV with built in RGB scandoubler on the SCART socket and VGA connector for £164.

Native panel resolution of 1024x768

It's slightly different model to the one already discussed on this forum, from a different manufacturer (next time I pop in I will make a note).

Definately the perfect "budget" monitor for Amiga's with no scandoubler, even better if you also have a bvision.

[Tricky]

That's pretty good, although with the cost of the TV license you'd need as well, it would be about the same as my current 19" Acer 1932M.

[motorollin]

Sounds similar to the one I'm using. Got mine from ASDA though. These LCD TVs with VGA inputs have been around for a while, but it's only recently that they have become cheap enough to be a cost-effective alternative to scandoublers.

@Tricky
TV License? Pfffft... :-P

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moto

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Actually, you only have to buy a TV License if the equipment you are buying contains a tuner. If it's just a SCART and VGA input, then you are not required to pay a license.

[Marco]

I've read that most of the scandoublers made for Amigas have trouble displaying AGA stuff in remotely good quality, are these LCDTVs capable of displaying Amiga native screenmodes properly?

[Tricky]

@Marco
My LCD Monitor certainly has no trouble with it.  Only problem is, the image isn't quite centred properly.  It's a bit too high, and there seems no obvious way to adjust it.  Fine for workbench cos you can just move the screen around, bit of a problem for some games though...

@Motorollin
"Actually, you only have to buy a TV License if the equipment you are buying contains a tuner. If it's just a SCART and VGA input, then you are not required to pay a license."

I know this, which is why I got a monitor and not a TV!  It has DVI and S-Video inputs too...

[Doobrey]

alexh wrote:
Definately the perfect "budget" monitor for Amiga's with no scandoubler, even better if you also have a bvision.

And perfect for morons like me that have a 1084S and a 14" SVGA monitor stacked ontop of an A4000  :crazy:
Ta for the info, the ancient SVGA monitor might have an 'accident' this week :evilgrin:

[Doobrey]

motorollin wrote:
Actually, you only have to buy a TV License if the equipment you are buying contains a tuner. If it's just a SCART and VGA input, then you are not required to pay a license.

I dunno if the rules have changed, but 5 or 6 years ago we got a 21" TV to use as a video monitor at work. We phoned up the TV Licensing people and they told us that as long as we detune it and confirm it in writing then we wouldn't have to get a license.
 Didn't stop them sending the lovely threatening red reminders every year, but another confimation letter sorted that out...until the next year.

[Tricky]

@Doobrey
It's true, you don't actually need a license if you don't watch TV on it... you can even use it to watch videos on an ordinary VCR, as long as you don't receive programmes "honest guv".

Thing is though if I got a telly we doubtless would watch TV programmes... this is something I have sucessfully avoided for the last 3 years.

And anyway.  It's 19 inch!

[motorollin]

@Doobrey
The law has changed recently. Retailers are required by law to send the TV Licensing Agency the names and addresses of all customers who buy equipment containing a tuner. This doesn't necessarily mean you have to buy a license, but once the licensing agency know you have bought something capable of displaying a TV signal they will start sending you letters...

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moto

[twizzle]

so long as you only watch videos or connect your computer you dont have to buy a tv licence when you buy a tv.
only if you tune it in and have it connected to the aerial lead to watch programs then you do, and the same goes for your video.

i know i have had the tv people around to check me on a number of times and they dont like it (tough)
i have better things to do with my money like spending it on my amiga
    :-D
bye mike

[Boot_WB]

@Moto

The wording of the TV license forms is very specific - if you use your equipment to receive a signal you must have a TV license.  

Even if your equipment has a tuner you do not need a license, so long as you do not use it to receive a signal.

If you call the TV license people and declare that your TV is used only to watch pre-recorded videos and DVDs that is perfectly acceptable (I have been doing this for 4 years).

What they won't accept is:
If you only declare it "off the road" when the TV license man calls at your door.
or
If your TV/Video/TV tuner card has all the channels tuned in to receive signals.

So to be doubly sure de-tune your equipment also.


EDIT: - DOH!  That'll teach me to read the rest of the posts before writing a reply myself.  Set of stingy buggers that we UK amigans are, knowing the letter fo the TV licensing laws  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

[motorollin]

@Boot_WB
Yup, that's what I meant when I said that you don't necessarily have to buy a TV license. You only need the license if you intend to tune the equipment in to TV channels.

However, regardless of how you intend to use the equipment, retailers are still required by law to pass your details to the TV Licensing Agency so they can check up on you :roll:

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moto

[odin]

So you're required to write your name down when you buy a telly?

[Doobrey]

Boot_WB wrote:
 Set of stingy buggers that we UK amigans are, knowing the letter fo the TV licensing laws  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

I'm getting close to ditching it, TV seems to be against me.
  Channel 5 (analogue) is impossible to get a good picture, although when there's footie on it miraculously improves.
  So I bought a Freeview box, but the signal is so crap that it can only find 2 channels, BBC Parliament and one of the kids channels. Only problem is that I can't tell the difference between Tellytubbies and PrimeMinister's Questions. :-P

[Argo]

Oh, you wacky brits.. It's TV not HAM radio...  
Glad I don't have to have a licence to watch TV.
Geesh, can't have guns or knives. Licence to watch TV... How about radio?