A TV for incompetents

I have two well educated but technically incompetent and aged friends
who need a new Telly. When I lived in Edinburgh I set up their TV, VCR
and Hi Fi for them. The VCR either does not work or they have forgotten
how to operate it. The TV picture is now evidently quite faint.
They don't like people coming to the house and they won't go for the
hassle of a new aerial on their bungalow roof. How effective would a set
top aerial be for them. They live high up near Cornerstone hill.
As Edinburgh does not go completely digital until 2012 a dual tuner set
would be needed for them. Any recommended

On 06/01/2011 10:39, Derek F wrote:
I have two well educated but technically incompetent and aged friends
who need a new Telly.When I lived in Edinburgh I set up their TV, VCR
and Hi Fi for them. The VCR either does not work or they have forgotten
how to operate it. The TV picture is now evidently quite faint.
They don't like people coming to the house and they won't go for the
hassle of a new aerial on their bungalow roof. How effective would a set
top aerial be for them. They live high up near Corstorphine hill.
As Edinburgh does not go completely digital until 2012 a dual tuner set
would be needed for them. Any recommended
Sorry also being incompetent that sent too soon:-)
Any recommended sets? They have lots of Free DVD's collected from
newspapers that they could play if the set had a built in DVD player.
Another problem would be if the TV stand needed assembling.Anything new
such as the last phone they bought gets put back in the box as they do
not understand the instructions.
Derek

Derek F wrote:
As Edinburgh does not go completely digital until 2012

Not the case, the two transmitters that serve the city, Craigkelly and
Black Hill switch over to all digital operation in June this year.

http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/when_do_i_switch/stv_central

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Derek F wrote:
I have two well educated but technically incompetent and aged friends
who need a new Telly. When I lived in Edinburgh I set up their TV, VCR
and Hi Fi for them. The VCR either does not work or they have forgotten
how to operate it. The TV picture is now evidently quite faint.
They don't like people coming to the house and they won't go for the
hassle of a new aerial on their bungalow roof. How effective would a set
top aerial be for them. They live high up near Cornerstone hill.
As Edinburgh does not go completely digital until 2012 a dual tuner set
would be needed for them. Any recommended

I'd suggest if they don't want the aerial changed and it needs it leave
them to get on with it.

Some are just happier living in their own world.

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I'd suggest if they don't want the aerial changed and it needs it leave
them to get on with it.

Some are just happier living in their own world.

He does seem to have set himself a hard task.

I have a neighbour who does not have an outside aerial, does not want people
to know he has a TV set. I do not know if he as gone digital yet or not.
Took me years to convince my elderly neighbour she needed to get an outside
aerial, people pay hundreds for a TV set but will not pay a penny for an
aerial.
Regards
David

On 06/01/2011 10:39, Derek F wrote:
I have two well educated but technically incompetent and aged friends
who need a new Telly. When I lived in Edinburgh I set up their TV, VCR
and Hi Fi for them. The VCR either does not work or they have forgotten
how to operate it. The TV picture is now evidently quite faint.
They don't like people coming to the house and they won't go for the
hassle of a new aerial on their bungalow roof. How effective would a set
top aerial be for them. They live high up near Cornerstone hill.
As Edinburgh does not go completely digital until 2012 a dual tuner set
would be needed for them. Any recommended

Are they in a cable area? Doesn't help if they literally won't let
people past the threshold . . .

Rob

On 06/01/2011 11:46, Rob wrote:
On 06/01/2011 10:39, Derek F wrote:
I have two well educated but technically incompetent and aged friends
who need a new Telly. When I lived in Edinburgh I set up their TV, VCR
and Hi Fi for them. The VCR either does not work or they have forgotten
how to operate it. The TV picture is now evidently quite faint.
They don't like people coming to the house and they won't go for the
hassle of a new aerial on their bungalow roof. How effective would a set
top aerial be for them. They live high up near Cornerstone hill.
As Edinburgh does not go completely digital until 2012 a dual tuner set
would be needed for them. Any recommended

Are they in a cable area? Doesn't help if they literally won't let
people past the threshold . . .

Rob
They would not get any value from it. They basically watch BBC and as
they only buy a paper twice a week never know whats on:-)
Derek

In article , Dave Plowman (News)
scribeth thus
In article ,
Derek F wrote:
I have two well educated but technically incompetent and aged friends
who need a new Telly. When I lived in Edinburgh I set up their TV, VCR
and Hi Fi for them. The VCR either does not work or they have forgotten
how to operate it. The TV picture is now evidently quite faint.
They don't like people coming to the house and they won't go for the
hassle of a new aerial on their bungalow roof. How effective would a set
top aerial be for them. They live high up near Cornerstone hill.
As Edinburgh does not go completely digital until 2012 a dual tuner set
would be needed for them. Any recommended

I'd suggest if they don't want the aerial changed and it needs it leave
them to get on with it.

Some are just happier living in their own world.


Agree with Dave on this one!. How do thy get on if they have a burst
pipe of anything electrical needing attending too?, do they just put up
with it or then let someone in?...

In practice I'd go to John Lewis and get a Sony Bravia and the Blu ray
player thats bundled with it, also does DVD's, and they might just might
have enough signal of the existing aerial.

But if they need a new one why wouldn't they let anyone do it?.

If the roof leaked surely they'd let someone up there to change a tile
or whatever?.....
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Tony Sayer

On 06/01/2011 12:04, tony sayer wrote:
In , Dave Plowman (News)
scribeth thus
In ,
Derek wrote:
I have two well educated but technically incompetent and aged friends
who need a new Telly. When I lived in Edinburgh I set up their TV, VCR
and Hi Fi for them. The VCR either does not work or they have forgotten
how to operate it. The TV picture is now evidently quite faint.
They don't like people coming to the house and they won't go for the
hassle of a new aerial on their bungalow roof. How effective would a set
top aerial be for them. They live high up near Cornerstone hill.
As Edinburgh does not go completely digital until 2012 a dual tuner set
would be needed for them. Any recommended

I'd suggest if they don't want the aerial changed and it needs it leave
them to get on with it.

Some are just happier living in their own world.


Agree with Dave on this one!. How do thy get on if they have a burst
pipe of anything electrical needing attending too?, do they just put up
with it or then let someone in?...

In practice I'd go to John Lewis and get a Sony Bravia and the Blu ray
player thats bundled with it, also does DVD's, and they might just might
have enough signal of the existing aerial.

But if they need a new one why wouldn't they let anyone do it?.

If the roof leaked surely they'd let someone up there to change a tile
or whatever?.....
They have several times been ripped off by gardeners, tree fellers,
builders and other callers. At the moment they seem plagued by companies
wanting to buy their big garden to build on or buy their house for its
3/4 acre site.
I got them a reliable guy to do their garden but they made excuses and
did not phone him. They obviously are not on the internet and cannot
order goods by phone as he cut up their credit cards in fear of them
being cloned.
Derek

"Derek F" wrote in message
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I have two well educated but technically incompetent and aged friends who
need a new Telly. When I lived in Edinburgh I set up their TV, VCR and Hi
Fi for them. The VCR either does not work or they have forgotten how to
operate it. The TV picture is now evidently quite faint.
They don't like people coming to the house and they won't go for the
hassle of a new aerial on their bungalow roof. How effective would a set
top aerial be for them. They live high up near Cornerstone hill.
As Edinburgh does not go completely digital until 2012 a dual tuner set
would be needed for them. Any recommended


I presume from your description that they have an ancient analogue setup
(VCR and CRT television? with dim pictures) so unless someone with a digital
TV or STB can physically gain access to test it, then it's all going to be
total guess work, I'd suggest simply leaving it until DSO, when if they want
to continue watching telly then they will be forced into having to make some
kind of move.
Also there are organisations around to help elderly people during the DSO
period, in fact my mother in law had a company call who fitted an STB free
of charge and I'm pretty certain that if required they would have done the
aerial as well.