Jeremy has a box that takes TV signal (as from the VCR) and writes it to memory cards.
Ah! I have been meaning to investigate those for ages. I think at some point (when Jeremy has unpacked, & probably after we move now to be honest) I may be asking for a loan of it... There are quite a lot of vids though & I suspect it'd take a long time to rip them all.
does not the TV Box count as a TV and hence need a TV licence anyway?
I don't think it counts as a TV - it has no way of receiving TV signal. Anyway, you don't need a TV licence unless you're watching live TV... (I wonder what the TVL people are going to do about iPlayer now that you can watch that live? Can they detect it?)
Re: Time to digitize your VHS tapes?
Ah! I have been meaning to investigate those for ages. I think at some point (when Jeremy has unpacked, & probably after we move now to be honest) I may be asking for a loan of it... There are quite a lot of vids though & I suspect it'd take a long time to rip them all.
does not the TV Box count as a TV and hence need a TV licence anyway?
I don't think it counts as a TV - it has no way of receiving TV signal. Anyway, you don't need a TV licence unless you're watching live TV... (I wonder what the TVL people are going to do about iPlayer now that you can watch that live? Can they detect it?)