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Analoguesat · 07-09-07, 02:27 PM

Residents from West Cumbria are to take part in an analogue video recorder recycling scheme ahead of the region's digital switchover.

On Saturday Septmber 15, the Comet store in Workington will be offering 100 customers the chance to recycle their old VCRs and take home a brand new Freeview Playback digital TV recorder, completely free of charge. For those who don't make the first 100, customers can still hand in their VCRs for recycling and get 10% discount on a Humax 9200TB digital TV recorder.

To mark the forthcoming digital switchover, all the VCRs are to be used in a sculpture, which will be unveiled in Whitehaven, West Cumbria in October in a secret location.

Ross Edwards, digital broadcasting buyer at Comet said: "We know people still like to watch videos on their VCRs but for those who want to take advantage of the latest digital TV recorders on the market, this is a great way to recycle and update your old recording technology. "

Over 1.9 million analogue VCRs and analogue DVD-Rs were bought in the UK in 2006. Research by Digital UK and Ofcom showed that 4% of people are planning to dispose of an analogue recorder come switchover by recycling it or returning it to a retailer, but 59% of recorders will be thrown away.

DigitalSpy

Yorks · 07-09-07, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Analoguesat

To mark the forthcoming digital switchover, all the VCRs are to be used in a sculpture, which will be unveiled in Whitehaven, West Cumbria in October in a secret location.

Maybe something to rival the magnificent Angel of the North perhaps. :

Mship · 07-09-07, 02:52 PM

Theirs a piece in the local weekly paper about this today. The VCR amnesty starts at 10am, when most ordinary folk will be at work :

So, all you dole bums and drug dealers please form an orderly Que while we exchange you're stolen VCR's please

Mship · 12-09-07, 06:55 PM

OK, so I got it wrong

ops: I was sure that I'd read in the press that it was happening this Friday

ops:

Saturday will be fine as the above mentioned folk will still be in bed until mid afternoon

Kev

Mship · 14-09-07, 07:33 PM

And this is the box they are offering. It's a Humax 9200TB and look's pretty good to me

_http://www.humaxdigital.com/uk/products/pvr-9200t.asp

Now, where did I put that tent.....

Kev

07-09-07, 02:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
Analoguesat manic midlander retired mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 11,668 Thanks: 21 Thanked 1,334 Times in 985 Posts	VCR "amnesty" for western Cumbria Residents from West Cumbria are to take part in an analogue video recorder recycling scheme ahead of the region's digital switchover. On Saturday Septmber 15, the Comet store in Workington will be offering 100 customers the chance to recycle their old VCRs and take home a brand new Freeview Playback digital TV recorder, completely free of charge. For those who don't make the first 100, customers can still hand in their VCRs for recycling and get 10% discount on a Humax 9200TB digital TV recorder. To mark the forthcoming digital switchover, all the VCRs are to be used in a sculpture, which will be unveiled in Whitehaven, West Cumbria in October in a secret location. Ross Edwards, digital broadcasting buyer at Comet said: "We know people still like to watch videos on their VCRs but for those who want to take advantage of the latest digital TV recorders on the market, this is a great way to recycle and update your old recording technology. " Over 1.9 million analogue VCRs and analogue DVD-Rs were bought in the UK in 2006. Research by Digital UK and Ofcom showed that 4% of people are planning to dispose of an analogue recorder come switchover by recycling it or returning it to a retailer, but 59% of recorders will be thrown away. DigitalSpy __________________ Basic forum rules for both satellite & cable: no keys no patches no offering or asking for card shares Anyone pm'ing me for details of card sharing or anything to do with hacking cable will be banned immediately Analogue forever!!

07-09-07, 02:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mship Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Workington, Cumbria Posts: 909 Thanks: 1 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: VCR "amnesty" for western Cumbria Theirs a piece in the local weekly paper about this today. The VCR amnesty starts at 10am, when most ordinary folk will be at work : So, all you dole bums and drug dealers please form an orderly Que while we exchange you're stolen VCR's please __________________ 1m CM, feedhorn + Invacom C120 Quad, 36v Jaeger 128 motor, TM 6900 HD + 160gb HDD, TM 1500 CI+ Super, Skystar 2, DigitAlb Gold, Samsung 40F86BDX LCD

12-09-07, 06:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mship Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Workington, Cumbria Posts: 909 Thanks: 1 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: VCR "amnesty" for western Cumbria OK, so I got it wrong ops: I was sure that I'd read in the press that it was happening this Friday ops: Saturday will be fine as the above mentioned folk will still be in bed until mid afternoon Kev __________________ 1m CM, feedhorn + Invacom C120 Quad, 36v Jaeger 128 motor, TM 6900 HD + 160gb HDD, TM 1500 CI+ Super, Skystar 2, DigitAlb Gold, Samsung 40F86BDX LCD

14-09-07, 07:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mship Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Workington, Cumbria Posts: 909 Thanks: 1 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: VCR "amnesty" for western Cumbria And this is the box they are offering. It's a Humax 9200TB and look's pretty good to me _http://www.humaxdigital.com/uk/products/pvr-9200t.asp Now, where did I put that tent..... Kev __________________ 1m CM, feedhorn + Invacom C120 Quad, 36v Jaeger 128 motor, TM 6900 HD + 160gb HDD, TM 1500 CI+ Super, Skystar 2, DigitAlb Gold, Samsung 40F86BDX LCD