Freeview To Be Phased Out Starting 2030

[securespark]

When I said

Don't leave us hanging!

I meant for flameport to explain what he meant by

"...the doomed service."

 

[Iwilldoit]

When I said

I meant for flameport to explain what he meant by

"...the doomed service."

oh
So is the the doomed freeview which we know about or is the the doomed to fail freely

 

[Iwilldoit]

Vestel are the manufacturer of a vast number of TVs, most of which are sold under a whole pile of names licenced from various places.
They also make vast quantities of other electronics and home appliances, all of which are sold under another massive pile of brands some of which are their own and plenty which are just licensing arrangements.

The brand stuck onto the device is mostly meaningless, unless you are buying the ultra top end pieces from the likes of LG or Samsung.

So it I buy a more expensive Panasonic I am actually just buying an argos Bush

 

[securespark]

I don't know if there are differences in the quality of the panel.

 

[Iwilldoit]

I don't know if there are differences in the quality of the panel.

Yes there is OLED and QLED and then I suppose there is the apps onboard ?
I am having great difficulty in choosing one.

 

[Wayners]

Watch this channel if you're want to know what's inside a TV.

Allen Fleckney TV repair

UK based cheeky chappie

youtube.com

He says buy a TV with a good warranty from a reputable retailer.

 

[securespark]

Richer Sounds are good.

I got my LG TV from them and they matched a double discount from John Lewis and gave me the free sound bar they were offering on their website on top.

A cracking deal.

6 year warranty too.

 

[Iwilldoit]

Yep I have used them in the past and they had a paid for warranty that if it wasn’t used you got the money back - dont know if the still do it

 

[Murdochcat]

Firestick?

 

[flameport]

or is the the doomed to fail freely

Doomed because:

1 it's attempting to be a Freeview replacement - however those that currently rely on TV being delivered via an aerial are the exact same ones who don't use and won't use streaming services.
If such people wanted to use streaming / on demand and so on, they can already do so using equipment and services which have been available for years.

2 because it's only available by buying a whole new TV with the service built in - no option for use with any existing TV such as buying a box/stick or installing an app on existing devices, or via website, smartphone, tablet or anything else.
This cuts off everyone who might want to use the streaming service as they can't use their existing devices.

3 currently it only provides a selection of channels via WiFi and relies on the others being obtained via the usual aerial - so no reasons for existing Freeview users to switch to it. They are expecting existing Freeview users who currently have a television and aerial to go out and buy a new TV just to continue watching the same things that they already do.

The whole thing is being shoved by those who want to switch off TV broadcasts to save a pile of cash, and to sucker people in to buying new TVs that they neither need or want.

 

[Iwilldoit]

Doomed because:

1 it's attempting to be a Freeview replacement - however those that currently rely on TV being delivered via an aerial are the exact same ones who don't use and won't use streaming services.
If such people wanted to use streaming / on demand and so on, they can already do so using equipment and services which have been available for years.

2 because it's only available by buying a whole new TV with the service built in - no option for use with any existing TV such as buying a box/stick or installing an app on existing devices, or via website, smartphone, tablet or anything else.
This cuts off everyone who might want to use the streaming service as they can't use their existing devices.

3 currently it only provides a selection of channels via WiFi and relies on the others being obtained via the usual aerial - so no reasons for existing Freeview users to switch to it. They are expecting existing Freeview users who currently have a television and aerial to go out and buy a new TV just to continue watching the same things that they already do.

The whole thing is being shoved by those who want to switch off TV broadcasts to save a pile of cash, and to sucker people in to buying new TVs that they neither need or want.

Brings me back to my point about the rubbish climate change BS when it comes to TVs

 

[Iwilldoit]

Firestick?

Do you meant that dodgy thing you get from a bloke in the pub and pay him £70 a year to update it.

 

[Wayners]

It's not £70 a year. It's half that.

 

[Murdochcat]

Do you meant that dodgy thing you get from a bloke in the pub and pay him £70 a year to update it.

No just buy one from the High Street and use it to stream the free view channels

 

[Mottie]

It's not £70 a year. It's half that.

It’s not even that if you know what you are doing.