TV Licence

Xavier77

I own a TV, but I only use it for consoles/streaming media from my PC. I don't even own an rf lead to plug it in.

According to the definition, a TV licence is required for a device that is capable of decoding a TV signal, which is why PCs without TV tuner cards and what have you are exempt. Does anyone know if it's possible to render a television incapable of decoding these signals to make it exempt too?

I'd like to avoid having to buy a new device, as from what I can see the money saved from the licence isn't gonna pay for an equivalent quality monitor even if I sell the TV 2nd hand, so if I can turn my TV into a glorified monitor it'd be the best option.

Sorry if this isn't the best place to post this question.

barneystinson

Or.........


















you could always just pay the TV licence fee.

Xavier77

barneystinson wrote: »

Or.........

you could always just pay the TV licence fee.

Wow, I had no ****ing idea that was an option. Thanks for the constructive input my friend. Why bother taking any effort to do anything when I can just give in?

I'm the kind of person that doesn't like throwing money away. So yeah, I could let RTE just take my money year after year and get nothing back but peace of mind that this year I won't get fined, but I'd much prefer to spend that €160 on something I'd actually use to entertain myself. Like, I don't know, 8 books? 3 DVD box sets? 16 cinema trips? Maybe 23 movie rentals from zune or volta.

I'm also the kind of person who doesn't want to break their TV and get fined €2000 for it, but An Post is being too vague when I ask them about it. So other than hoping this thread is seen by someone who isn't a sarcastic little fecker but is actually familiar with TV licence T&Cs I'm **** out of luck right now.

dublin80

unfortunetly in this country it doesnt matter if you turn on your tv or not, once you have a tv in your house you need to pay for a licence.
we thought getting 'free to air ', we wouldnt need to pay for a tv licence, as there was no irish stations on it. But looking into it, once you have a tv in your house your liable.
I , like you, hate the thoughts of having to pay it, but unfortunetly we have to.
In this country they will be bringing in a licence to breath, next...;)

counterlock

dublin80 wrote: »

unfortunetly in this country it doesnt matter if you turn on your tv or not, once you have a tv in your house you need to pay for a licence.
we thought getting 'free to air ', we wouldnt need to pay for a tv licence, as there was no irish stations on it. But looking into it, once you have a tv in your house your liable.
I , like you, hate the thoughts of having to pay it, but unfortunetly we have to.
In this country they will be bringing in a licence to breath, next...;)

Technically this is not true. If you have an aerial that receives TV signals, then you need a license. So if you have no tv but you have a radio, you need one.
Also if you have a laptop, mobile or any device that can access RTE.ie - you need a license.

OP, not only do you have to render your tv incapable of receiving the signals, you also need to be able to prove it to an post or the courts if it comes to it.

Shane732

Few things:

This is the wrong forum for the question.

If you are visited by a TV licence inspector, good luck trying to convince them that the device you have isn't capable of decoding a TV signal.

Finally, please refrain from having a go at other posters. Barney Stinson is a very helpful poster on this forum and while his reply may have been slightly direct it was nevertheless the correct answer.

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