Date   : Wed, 16 Nov 2005 17:13:38 +0000
From   : Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk@...>
Subject: Re: RF Modulator Interference

Sprow wrote:
> In article <1132051480679.kris@...>,
>    Kris Adcock <kris@...> wrote:
> 
>>If your TV only accepts RF, you might want to consider getting rid of it 
>>now,
>>before the waste-directives come in to force and you get charged to dispose
>>of it (assuming you're in Europe).
> 
> 
> You've got that the wrong way round, for domestic appliances anyway.
> The WEEE directive puts the cost onto the manufacturer (otherwise everyone
> would just fly tip late at night) to accept the old appliance and break it
> up for recycling.

But then there is the issue of analogue TV broadcast being shut off in a 
few years (at least in the UK) - at which point your nice reliable 
bomb-proof RF-only sets become slightly less useful overnight (still 
good for hooking up to BBC micros of course :)

That does mean it might be wise to be looking out for an equivalent set 
that also has SCART - but I'm not convinced that such a thing exists 
(any set from the SCART-era seems to be built to the "fail after about 
two years" rule)

(I presume though that SCART-to-RF convertors do exist; things like the 
  Playstation modulators would presumably work and just need a connector 
change. Still, more expense for the consumer)

cheers

Jules


> 
> There's a whole grey area called "historical WEEE" (no toilet gags please)
> where you wonder what to do when the company that made it went bust, like
> Acorn, and even if they were still going the nightmare of having to deal
> with a 20 year old design!
> Sprow.
> 
> 
>