i have heard a lot of students don;t bother to get one, as the inspectors can't just barge in your room, i think they have to give you warning, and you can just be out or lock the door or something.Also once someoen gets a sniff of inspectors about they will pass the info along and everyoen can hide thier tvs! depends how devious you are, i always get caught out with stuff like that so will either pay up or not take a tv, just watch the communal ones.