Date   : Mon, 25 Feb 2002 14:30:11 +0000 (GMT)
From   : Michael McConnell <soruk@...>
Subject: Re: Circuits involving a SAA5050?

On Mon, 25 Feb 2002, Kris Adcock wrote:

> Greetings earthlings,
>
> For several years now I've been maintaining a RiscPC system with a teletext
> decoder card in it. The card is being used to produce an 80x25 screen of
> text as a composite video signal. Now, I need to replace this card, mostly
> because the card has a TV tuner in it, and the property where the computer
> is based does not have a TV licence.

It's not illegal to have a TV tuner in premises where there is no licence,
it's only illegal to use it to receive television broadcasts.

For example, you do not require a licence to use a TV connected to a
DVD/video player or a home computer - as these are not broadcast TV
signals.

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