More TVs being thrown out

[DF Bot]

It would appear that some local authorities are being overrun with discarded televisions.

This has been put down to the digital switchover, which is working its way around the UK until the whole process is completed in 2012.

According to some local authorities, it looks as if many consumers believe that in order for them to receive the digital television signal their old TV set is going to have to be replaced, which of course is not true.

If this is the case and consumers are buying new televisions simply because of the digital switchover, then it means that the message has not got through and the money set aside to educate the consumer about digital television has been almost a complete waste of cash.

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People are probably just using it as an excuse to upgrade, LCD tellys (crap ones at that) can be bought for a few 100 quid, use less lecky and save loads of space.

[Brydo666]

I think it's all been advertised poorly - they've pitched it as "Bin your TV and buy a new one" when they could really say "Get down to Aldi and buy a £10 Freeview Box"!