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Over 13,000 British households have black
and white TVs
Thursday January 10, 2013 11:36:29 PM,
IANS
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London: Despite the
steady stream of plasma, flat screen and high-definition TVs on
offer, over 13,000 British householders still have black and white
sets, Daily Mail reported.
Almost half a century after colour programmes were first beamed
into British homes, people are still paying 49 pounds a year for a
licence to watch in monochrome.
The number of people with black and white licences - which are
nearly 100 pounds cheaper than the colour equivalent - has
declined from 212,000 at the turn of the century to fewer than
50,000 in 2006.
Last week that number had fallen to 13,202.
According to television and radio technology historian John Trenouth, though 13,202 monochrome licences may sound a lot, "it's
now a tiny percentage of the 25 million licensed viewers in the
UK".
"The numbers of black and white TV sets in regular use has fallen
dramatically over the last few years, hastened by the fact that
it's now almost impossible to replace them.
"There will always be a small number of users who prefer
monochrome images, don't want to throw away a working piece of
technology or collect old TV sets."
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