On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 22:17:02 +0000, Kalico wrote:

And, IMHO, the watching of videos means the equipment is installed
and therefore requires a licence. End of story.

No, not end of story because the fact remains that I do not watch
broadcast TV on it.

Unfortunately the onus is on you to prove that. In some areas you
don't need to connect any aerial to a set at all to receive a
perfectly watchable picture and listenable sound. So simply not having
an aerial connected doesn't work and as has already been pointed out a
set top jobbie can be stashed in a cupboard...

The only real way is not to have any broadcast receiving apparatus, so
use a monitor not a TV to watch your videos, played from a machine
that also does not have any broadcast receiving circuitry.

What you are saying seems (I might be misreading) like capitulation.

No, it's obeying the rules. See other post...

Others have suggested I buy a monitor and DVD player etc, but why
should I?

Because if you don't, you have installed broadcast receiving equipment
and therefore need a licence.

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