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Chippy_Tea

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I rarely watch it these days but back in the day before we had 100 channels mostly showing repeats and **** (when we only had ITV and BBC ) there was some good stuff on there, name any progs you used to watch regularly.

A classic from Tomorrows world showing the first CD with comments such as - (skip to 28 seconds)

"whether there is a market for this disc remains to be seen.

"You don't have to worry about grubby finger marks scratches."


 
It was kind of informative. I don't think most people know how CDs work.

I learn the basics of what I use such as how electricity arrives to a home, how a microwave really works. I don't have great aptitude, mechanically, but I can carry on a conversation when the furnace needs a repair.
 
I used to love tomorrow’s world! I guess there wouldn’t be much point to it now though. Before the internet that’s how we found out about future tech! :laugh8:
 
all sport was free -
That's a real sore spot for me. We have Internet, Netflix and a digital antenna which gets you 10-25 channels. But if I want to watch Michigan college football? I have to pay $50/mo. That priced me right out of watching based on principle. It was only $30/mo. last year, I believe.
The Detroit Lions are on every Sunday for free for all away games and at home as long as the stadium is sold out.
 
I used to love tomorrow’s world! I guess there wouldn’t be much point to it now though. Before the internet that’s how we found out about future tech! :laugh8:

I think the way we watch TV is going to change a lot over the next few years, once we all have fibre that is fast enough there will be no need to use aerial or dish to receive TV and no reason for a schedule we will watch what we want when we want and that is going to be a big plus for me.
 
That's a real sore spot for me. We have Internet, Netflix and a digital antenna which gets you 10-25 channels. But if I want to watch Michigan college football? I have to pay $50/mo. That priced me right out of watching based on principle. It was only $30/mo. last year, I believe.
The Detroit Lions are on every Sunday for free for all away games and at home as long as the stadium is sold out.


I used to have sky TV but dropped it as i was getting expensive and i wasn't watching enough of it to make it worth while, one plus is i use the sky dish with my freesat recordinng tv HD box and it works a treat.
 
In about 1988 a guy (parent of a kid there) came in to demonstrate the Philips CDI prototype at my school a few years before it was released. I was only 9ish but remember being amazed by claims it could one day be better quality than VHS and have an interactive menu.
 
I used to have sky TV but dropped it as i was getting expensive and i wasn't watching enough of it to make it worth while, one plus is i use the sky dish with my freesat recordinng tv HD box and it works a treat.
Looks like you've found a way around paying too much. I know, "too much" is subjective. I swear though, even if I was rolling in money, I wouldn't overpay for things. Like I said earlier, based on principle. If something warrants the price though, I'll gladly pay it.
I'm not the usual consumer here--no iphone, no ipad, no i whatever the thing is you use to control things in the house, no Rumba, etc.
We're paying $40 each for our cells right now which is way higher than what I want and can do but we have a relative in Canada which requires the more expensive service.
Pardon the question, since things are named differently, but do you have digital TV where you plug a flap-like antenna into the TV and it picks up quite a few (15-30) TV stations and is free? Most of them are useless but there's some decent sports, cooking, etc.
 
Pardon the question, since things are named differently, but do you have digital TV where you plug a flap-like antenna into the TV and it picks up quite a few (15-30) TV stations and is free? Most of them are useless but there's some decent sports, cooking, etc.
Nearly all TV is digital in the UK (unless analogue has now been completely phased out) . It comes as Freeview (usually from a rooftop aerial picking up signals from a terrestrial transmitter), or Freesat (from a satellite). This gives us tens of channels but most of it is rubbish apart from the stuff from the 5 main broadcasters (4 commercial and the BBC ) . The service is not free however since we pay a licence for TV. It costs about £150 and this entitles you do watch BBC and anything they produce for tinterweb (how it all works is a bit complicated and also a bit controversial). There is also an option to buy Sky which offers more programmes and channels via satellite. And then there is cable TV where you pay a provider like Virgin and possibly Sky. And of coure there's the likes of Netflix etc. However in spite of all this I rarely watch any TV. But I'm sure some folks have the TV on all the time....ashock1
 
I loved all the 70's and 80's stuff...I liked Dr Who,The Tomorrow People (scared me shitless!),Space 1999,Worzel Gummidge...cartoons.. Rhubarb and Custard..
 
The scariest thing I remember on Dr Who when I was a nipper was the giant maggots and flies. Still get the heebeegeebees now when I think about them
 
I remember on Dr Who when I was a nipper was the giant maggots and flies.


Do any members remember this, the Daleks were my favourite enemy of the doctor.


 
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