Evenings

One thing I think I’ve done more this week than I have in ages (and get your minds out of the gutter – pervs) is watching – or at least listening to – some really bad TV. The two B&Bs I’ve stayed in this week – the first one was already booked solid for Wednesday night, so I was in another one for that night – have both had the strangest set-ups of TV I’ve ever come across, with the channels all messed up (Channel 1 was actually Channel 4, Channel 2 was ITV, Channel 3 was BBC2 and Channel 4 was BBC1 – in both places!) and only four channels anyway. Channel 5? Not a chance.

So I’ve ended up having on some background noise, and it’s been bloody awful TV. Things like Channel 4’s “How Clean Is Your House” , and whatever the thing is with the poo-inspecting obsessive fuckwad twat Gillian McKeith, for example. It’s amazing just how much really really bad TV can be made to fit into four channels.

Anyway, I’ve ended up making a decision, and ordering myself a little USB TV/Freeview receiver which should at least allow me to a) get more channels and b) record them if I want to. I’ve just had the email from Amazon telling me they’ve sent it out, so I should be able to install that on the laptop this weekend, and then we’ll see how it works out next week. Should be interesting, if nothing else.


5 Comments on “Evenings”

  1. Daisy says:

    That link is borked Lyle, is this the one you mean? You’ve just given me the perfect gift for my (student) niece – tiny room in a shared house that has no room for the large tellybox but does have room for her laptop. Cheers!

  2. Lyle says:

    Yup, that’s the one. Link changed to your recommendation…

    Only thing you *may* need to be aware of for niece is that I suspect it’ll still need registering as a TV aerial for purposes of TV Licence etc. – and the fuckers do that automatically when this kind of thing is purchased. Bastards.

  3. farmer_dave says:

    can you use the thing on a normal desktop? cos it would be useful to myself as well

  4. Lyle says:

    Yeah, Dave, it will work on a normal desktop too – no problems there.

  5. Daisy says:

    Ah good point about the license. I’m sure the landlord has one but… One should be winging its merry way to her as we speak, I passed the link on to my brother and he’s ordered it as a cheering up gift so thank you for the idea.


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