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Bill Wright[_2_] September 6th 11 04:25 AM

Currys DTT boxes
 
Richard Tobin wrote:

You would claim the VAT back no matter where you bought the item
(assuming they were VAT registered)


The point being that most people aren't.


I think Bill's point is that it doesn't make any difference (to
whether it's a bargain or not) that you can or can't claim VAT back.
If you are registered, then you can claim it back wherever you bought
it. If you aren't, you can't claim it back wherever you bought it. A
price that only looks cheap because it doesn't include VAT is just as
bad regardless of your VAT status.

-- Richard

I'm glad you explained that.

Bill

David Kennedy[_2_] September 6th 11 09:13 AM

Currys DTT boxes
 
Richard Tobin wrote:
In [email protected] w.co.uk,
David wrote:

Certainly. Always need watching Makro prices as many, once you add
vat, are not such bargains as they seem at first unless you can claim
it back.


You would claim the VAT back no matter where you bought the item
(assuming they were VAT registered)


The point being that most people aren't.


I think Bill's point is that it doesn't make any difference (to
whether it's a bargain or not) that you can or can't claim VAT back.
If you are registered, then you can claim it back wherever you bought
it. If you aren't, you can't claim it back wherever you bought it. A
price that only looks cheap because it doesn't include VAT is just as
bad regardless of your VAT status.

-- Richard


Agreed but most people just look at the headline price and, most people
aren't vat registered.

--
David Kennedy

http://www.anindianinexile.com

David Kennedy[_2_] September 6th 11 09:14 AM

Currys DTT boxes
 
Bill Wright wrote:
David Kennedy wrote:
Bill Wright wrote:
David Kennedy wrote:

I suppose as usual VAT as to be added?

Certainly. Always need watching Makro prices as many, once you add
vat, are not such bargains as they seem at first unless you can claim
it back.
You would claim the VAT back no matter where you bought the item
(assuming they were VAT registered)

The point being that most people aren't.

Not Makro customers.

Bill

Or vat registered.

--
David Kennedy

http://www.anindianinexile.com

Clem Dye September 6th 11 09:14 PM

Currys DTT boxes
 
On 03/09/2011 19:23, Bill Wright wrote:
I just bought three basic DTT boxes from Currys, £20 each. Quite
impressed. Quick and easy install. I connected one to a feed which had
both Emley and Crosspool on it and at the end it asked which region I
wanted it to store, Yorkshire or South Yorkshire.
A quick sensitivity test suggests that it will work from a mux at 30dBuV.

Bill


Got any details of the model please Bill? At £20 a pop they might be
worth a go for a bedroom system.

Cheers


Clem


Bill Wright[_2_] September 6th 11 09:43 PM

Currys DTT boxes
 
Clem Dye wrote:
On 03/09/2011 19:23, Bill Wright wrote:
I just bought three basic DTT boxes from Currys, £20 each. Quite
impressed. Quick and easy install. I connected one to a feed which had
both Emley and Crosspool on it and at the end it asked which region I
wanted it to store, Yorkshire or South Yorkshire.
A quick sensitivity test suggests that it will work from a mux at 30dBuV.

Bill


Got any details of the model please Bill? At £20 a pop they might be
worth a go for a bedroom system.

Cheers


Clem

Offhand no, but it was the only one in Currys at that price. Black,
rounded, and only about 5" wide.

Incidentally they had a barrow load of them at Parkgate, but some of the
boxes felt light and had obviously been opened. Some had a security wrap
and they were obviously OK, but some didn't have it and some of those
were light. It is Rotherham though. The place is teeming with tea leaves.

Bill

Clem Dye September 7th 11 06:36 PM

Currys DTT boxes
 
On 06/09/2011 20:43, Bill Wright wrote:
Clem Dye wrote:
On 03/09/2011 19:23, Bill Wright wrote:
I just bought three basic DTT boxes from Currys, £20 each. Quite
impressed. Quick and easy install. I connected one to a feed which had
both Emley and Crosspool on it and at the end it asked which region I
wanted it to store, Yorkshire or South Yorkshire.
A quick sensitivity test suggests that it will work from a mux at
30dBuV.

Bill


Got any details of the model please Bill? At £20 a pop they might be
worth a go for a bedroom system.

Cheers


Clem

Offhand no, but it was the only one in Currys at that price. Black,
rounded, and only about 5" wide.

Incidentally they had a barrow load of them at Parkgate, but some of the
boxes felt light and had obviously been opened. Some had a security wrap
and they were obviously OK, but some didn't have it and some of those
were light. It is Rotherham though. The place is teeming with tea leaves.

Bill


Cheers. Is Rotherham really that bad?


Clem


Bill Wright[_2_] September 7th 11 10:17 PM

Currys DTT boxes
 
Clem Dye wrote:

Cheers. Is Rotherham really that bad?


Just had all the coax taken off the front of a sheltered block. It will
be several days' work to put it back.

Bill


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