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dipsydoodle

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Thu Jan 10, 2013, 07:32 AM Jan 2013

UK still has 13,000 black-and-white TVs [View all]

More than 13,000 households across the UK are still using black-and-white television sets, according to the TV Licensing authority.

London had the highest number of monochrome licences, at 2,715, followed by Birmingham and Manchester, it said.

The number of licences issued each year has dwindled from 212,000 in 2000. A total of 13,202 monochrome licences were in force at the start of 2013.

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TV Licensing spokesman Stephen Farmer said: "It's remarkable that with the digital switchover complete, 41% of UK households owning HDTVs and Britons leading the world in accessing TV content over the internet, more than 13,000 households still watch their favourite programmes on a black-and-white telly."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20957218

And I could probably still repair one of those without too much difficulty , without the need for a circuit diagram but given access to suitable spares.

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