Morrisette
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- Location
- Newmarket, near Cambridge, UK
A bit of background:
My parents have an ancient TV (with no remote and brown plastic round the screen - it's that old) which has finally packed up after 25 years. So I'm doing some research into their TV options.
Now they live in an area with no cable, and not a great picture (which I believe makes 'Free' view a doubtful prospect) so it appears that their options after the 'digital switch over' will be Sky.....or Sky. How is this a choice? How is this better than what's available now? They have the choice of, pay the Murdoch empire x amount every month for a load of junk, or don't watch TV at all. And if you want to tape programmes you aren't watching, that's more money for Murdoch.
They aren't heavy TV users, just want the basic 4 channels really, but you have to have a lot of extra dross along with. Even Freeview has 18 channels. 18!!!! That's a lot of reality TV.
What's the best thing to advise? I don't know a lot about it, and don't want them saddled with the wrong choice - for the next 25 years!!
My parents have an ancient TV (with no remote and brown plastic round the screen - it's that old) which has finally packed up after 25 years. So I'm doing some research into their TV options.
Now they live in an area with no cable, and not a great picture (which I believe makes 'Free' view a doubtful prospect) so it appears that their options after the 'digital switch over' will be Sky.....or Sky. How is this a choice? How is this better than what's available now? They have the choice of, pay the Murdoch empire x amount every month for a load of junk, or don't watch TV at all. And if you want to tape programmes you aren't watching, that's more money for Murdoch.
They aren't heavy TV users, just want the basic 4 channels really, but you have to have a lot of extra dross along with. Even Freeview has 18 channels. 18!!!! That's a lot of reality TV.
What's the best thing to advise? I don't know a lot about it, and don't want them saddled with the wrong choice - for the next 25 years!!