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Is it a good idea to take a tv to uni with you?
I've had advice not to, it means that you stay in more and not socialise as much as you would if you had to! (ie with no tv!!) Also most places require that you have a TV licence 100 quid a year (ish?) and it means you probably wont have much as an incentive to do work. It will be awkward to take home if you have to vacate at xmas and easter.
But - its good to keep up with eastenders and its familiar if you feel homesick!
I was just wondering if anybody else was going to take a TV - trivial question i know !
I've had advice not to, it means that you stay in more and not socialise as much as you would if you had to! (ie with no tv!!) Also most places require that you have a TV licence 100 quid a year (ish?) and it means you probably wont have much as an incentive to do work. It will be awkward to take home if you have to vacate at xmas and easter.
But - its good to keep up with eastenders and its familiar if you feel homesick!
I was just wondering if anybody else was going to take a TV - trivial question i know !
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get a tv card for your computer.
much cheaper (£30ish), nothing extra to carry around, and no need for a tv licence as you'll never get caught.
much cheaper (£30ish), nothing extra to carry around, and no need for a tv licence as you'll never get caught.
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(Original post by llama boy)
get a tv card for your computer.
much cheaper (£30ish), nothing extra to carry around, and no need for a tv licence as you'll never get caught.
get a tv card for your computer.
much cheaper (£30ish), nothing extra to carry around, and no need for a tv licence as you'll never get caught.
Ooo that's really clever! Where can i get one?
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Ooo that's really clever! Where can i get one?
Ooo that's really clever! Where can i get one?
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get a tv card for your computer.
much cheaper (£30ish), nothing extra to carry around, and no need for a tv licence as you'll never get caught.
get a tv card for your computer.
much cheaper (£30ish), nothing extra to carry around, and no need for a tv licence as you'll never get caught.
BUT THAT ISNT MY POINT! Is TV at UNI a bad combo! a better idea not to do the tv marathon and do work.
Ive had access to y own Tv for all 18 years of my life! im not sure how i'd cope without 1! I am more of a Music person tho. I have spent uch of my hard ent wages over the years on a MINT sound system, wkd speakers, and a seperates system, im sure gonna miss it. Its a big big to take to Uni. im considering buying a mini stearo system.
DO many people do that or just make do with a cd walkman?!!
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(Original post by llama boy)
Well, any computer shop, or an online retailer like Dabs. You might be best advised, though, to go to a computer shop that has a lab/repair facility attached - not because putting it in is a problem, really, just that it involves opening up the computer and slotting it in, and many people find it less stressful to let someone experienced do it for them.
Well, any computer shop, or an online retailer like Dabs. You might be best advised, though, to go to a computer shop that has a lab/repair facility attached - not because putting it in is a problem, really, just that it involves opening up the computer and slotting it in, and many people find it less stressful to let someone experienced do it for them.
Hehe, I think i'd find it a lil stressful...thanks!
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(Original post by Ladyluck)
I never though of that. Im sure you can get them from computer shops.(d'oh)
BUT THAT ISNT MY POINT! Is TV at UNI a bad combo! a better idea not to do the tv marathon and do work.
Ive had access to y own Tv for all 18 years of my life! im not sure how i'd cope without 1! I am more of a Music person tho. I have spent uch of my hard ent wages over the years on a MINT sound system, wkd speakers, and a seperates system, im sure gonna miss it. Its a big big to take to Uni. im considering buying a mini stearo system.
DO many people do that or just make do with a cd walkman?!!
I never though of that. Im sure you can get them from computer shops.(d'oh)
BUT THAT ISNT MY POINT! Is TV at UNI a bad combo! a better idea not to do the tv marathon and do work.
Ive had access to y own Tv for all 18 years of my life! im not sure how i'd cope without 1! I am more of a Music person tho. I have spent uch of my hard ent wages over the years on a MINT sound system, wkd speakers, and a seperates system, im sure gonna miss it. Its a big big to take to Uni. im considering buying a mini stearo system.
DO many people do that or just make do with a cd walkman?!!
I know some people who bring their seperates system to uni, though I only have a Denon UD-M50 system, so it's a lot smaller. A lot of people make do with their computer/cd walkman and crap speakers.... I couldn't stand it after a term of trying and so bought the Denon.
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I've always worked with a TV on at home and I haven't taken one to uni, so now I just work with music on. Some people like the background noise.
I've always worked with a TV on at home and I haven't taken one to uni, so now I just work with music on. Some people like the background noise.
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They keep sending me threatening letters even though I don't have a TV!
They keep sending me threatening letters even though I don't have a TV!
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Yeh, personally after living in boarding schools for 6 years, I've just gotten used to a life without TV. It took a while, but now I watch less than 1 hour of TV a month! 
Sounds so abnormal, but it's probably through conditioning.
I desperately need a computer with an internet connection though, because you can do so much more.
Sounds so abnormal, but it's probably through conditioning. I desperately need a computer with an internet connection though, because you can do so much more.
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A friend at Plymouth told me about those letters. He said one of them had the threat: "Don't want to pay for a TV license? Fine.*
*of £1000 if we catch you with a TV."
Great stuff.
*of £1000 if we catch you with a TV."
Great stuff.
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A friend at Plymouth told me about those letters. He said one of them had the threat: "Don't want to pay for a TV license? Fine.*
*of £1000 if we catch you with a TV."
Great stuff.
A friend at Plymouth told me about those letters. He said one of them had the threat: "Don't want to pay for a TV license? Fine.*
*of £1000 if we catch you with a TV."
Great stuff.
BTW, hi again fishpaste!
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(Original post by lilsunflower)
Yeh, personally after living in boarding schools for 6 years, I've just gotten used to a life without TV. It took a while, but now I watch less than 1 hour of TV a month! Sounds so abnormal, but it's probably through conditioning.
I desperately need a computer with an internet connection though, because you can do so much more.
Yeh, personally after living in boarding schools for 6 years, I've just gotten used to a life without TV. It took a while, but now I watch less than 1 hour of TV a month!
Sounds so abnormal, but it's probably through conditioning. I desperately need a computer with an internet connection though, because you can do so much more.
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(Original post by lilsunflower)
That's so cute. Muahaha. I crack up so easily.
BTW, hi again fishpaste!
That's so cute. Muahaha. I crack up so easily.
BTW, hi again fishpaste!
how are you?
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This thread has made me decide to leave the TV behind, if I'm a few months in and for some reason yearning for a dose of terrestrial TV, I'll buy a USB TV thing for my laptop.
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(Original post by llama boy)
get a tv card for your computer.
much cheaper (£30ish), nothing extra to carry around, and no need for a tv licence as you'll never get caught.
get a tv card for your computer.
much cheaper (£30ish), nothing extra to carry around, and no need for a tv licence as you'll never get caught.
However it's unlikely you will get caught anyway and even if the leicence people do call yuo should be able to avoid a fine.
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(Original post by Ladyluck)
Is it a good idea to take a tv to uni with you?
I've had advice not to, it means that you stay in more and not socialise as much as you would if you had to! (ie with no tv!!) Also most places require that you have a TV licence 100 quid a year (ish?) and it means you probably wont have much as an incentive to do work. It will be awkward to take home if you have to vacate at xmas and easter.
But - its good to keep up with eastenders and its familiar if you feel homesick!
I was just wondering if anybody else was going to take a TV - trivial question i know !
Is it a good idea to take a tv to uni with you?
I've had advice not to, it means that you stay in more and not socialise as much as you would if you had to! (ie with no tv!!) Also most places require that you have a TV licence 100 quid a year (ish?) and it means you probably wont have much as an incentive to do work. It will be awkward to take home if you have to vacate at xmas and easter.
But - its good to keep up with eastenders and its familiar if you feel homesick!
I was just wondering if anybody else was going to take a TV - trivial question i know !
Ok, heres my advice. Yeah if you watch a lot of TV take it the first term - if you want to do a lot of socialising you can just unplug it and go down the bar or if you feel like watching a couple of soaps you can - its better to have a choice than wishing you could watch TV when yours is at home.
Remember - if yoy take your TV to uni and never watch it you dont need a licence!
However your decision will probably be affected by a few other things. Will you have to cart is back and forth every term? Is there space for it in your room? is there a TV room at your uni? etc.
On another note if you have a big expensive tv it may be a good way to make new friends during freshers week
At Essex 16 of us in one flat share a TV, PS2 and gamecube though many people have TV's in their individual rooms. I wouldnt worry about it impacting on your studies or socilsig that much, just be careful you don't stay in your room all freshers week.
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A friend at Plymouth told me about those letters. He said one of them had the threat: "Don't want to pay for a TV license? Fine.*
*of £1000 if we catch you with a TV."
Great stuff.
A friend at Plymouth told me about those letters. He said one of them had the threat: "Don't want to pay for a TV license? Fine.*
*of £1000 if we catch you with a TV."
Great stuff.
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Er, what makes you think you will never get caught? TV cards are treated in exactly the same way as normal TVs tot the licencing people. TV detector vans detect them in the same way and your details will be taken down when you buy one and put on the database. So there really is no difference.
Er, what makes you think you will never get caught? TV cards are treated in exactly the same way as normal TVs tot the licencing people. TV detector vans detect them in the same way and your details will be taken down when you buy one and put on the database. So there really is no difference.
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My sister went to uni with no TV, she ended up buying one with her overdraft, she was doing medicine & had to watch anatomy videos.
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