Aerial

[ian_billericay]

One of my friends has moved into cable area. They are switching to cable TV. They are going to remove the aerial “as we no longer need it”. As I’m not cable customer, I do not know how this will affect them. Can some one enlighten me (Us) too any reason why they should keep the aerial?

[gomezz]

If cable is their only way to get broadcast TV then they will be looking at paying an extra monthly sub for a special PVR which will let them record one programme while they watch another. If they keep the aerial then they can do this using a basic cable subscription and any old DVD or VCR recorder.

[mike]

Also cable don't have a Hummy 9200T http://www.hummy.org.uk/invison/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif

Thats gotta be good enough on its own http://www.hummy.org.uk/invison/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif

[aldaweb]

One of my friends has moved into cable area. They are switching to cable TV. They are going to remove the aerial “as we no longer need it”. As I’m not cable customer, I do not know how this will affect them. Can some one enlighten me (Us) too any reason why they should keep the aerial?[/b]
As someone who has cable, unless they are going to pay the extra sub for a V+ PVR (which has three tuners so can record 2 channels whilst watching a third), I'd recommend they keep the aerial for freeview reception whether a hummy or IDTV.
Personally I record from cable to a HDD/DVD Recorder and use the hummy for recording from Freeview channels, though I can also record from the IDTV tuner as well whilst watching cable.

In case you were wondering the 9200c (cable version) won't work on UK cable.

[ian_billericay]

I was talking (typing) to a chum on msn last night, who had a sorry tale to tell.
Which I’ve past on to them and for my amusement I’ll set out a shorter version of it here……

The friends sister has cable (TV, Phone & Broadband), the husband refuses to have an aerial as well (and still refuses), so took it down years ago, which left the second TV redundant, so this was disposed of. For years now, they could only record what they were watching (!?!), something very alien to me. For the past week though, they have had no TV at all. The black box has packed up. So with no aerial to take a feed from, no TV, for a whole week for a family of four!! The saga is still playing out so it could be for while yet. So there you are, they are paying the TV licence for NO TV, they are paying the cable company for NO TV.

The friends are going to keep the aerial.
Thanks for you thoughts on the subject.
And buy the way, I'm (we) are very happy with our Hummy and VCR.