[kisywisy]

I read it lol

I don't understand why they can't get the viewing figures from sky/virgin/bt etc as well. Think figures would be a damn-sight more accurate

[Shasown]

Originally Posted by kisywisy

I read it lol

I don't understand why they can't get the viewing figures from sky/virgin/bt etc as well. Think figures would be a damn-sight more accurate

The figures are taken from monitoring boxes affixed to all viewing devices in the household. Not from TV transmission companies.

If a person in one of the sampled houses watches a TV program on sky its recorded as the channel they watch.

The mention in the write up is talking about demographic areas.

The only way to gain more accurate samplings would be to increase the numbers of households sampled.

[Omah]

Originally Posted by Shasown

The figures are taken from monitoring boxes affixed to all viewing devices in the household. Not from TV transmission companies.

If a person in one of the sampled houses watches a TV program on sky its recorded as the channel they watch.

The mention in the write up is talking about demographic areas.

The only way to gain more accurate samplings would be to increase the numbers of households sampled.

The extract actually says :

When a household agrees to join the panel their home has all their television sets, PVRs, DVDRs, VCRs etc. electronically monitored by a meter. Each piece of equipment that is connected to each TV set in the home is also connected to the BARB meter, which electronically monitors the equipment and determines which one is feeding the TV screen at any point and what it is doing. Over 30,000 devices, including equipment that is identified but not measured by BARB (games consoles, for example) are connected into BARB meters. Each TV in a home is connected to its own meter which holds an electronic record for the set. The meter is a small box which is put close to each television set and connected to it. The meter automatically identifies the channel that the panel member is viewing.

[Shasown]

Originally Posted by Omah

The extract actually says :

Yeah I know what it says.

I was simply explaining the relevant parts to kisy, who had admitted she read it but didnt understand it.

Maybe when you do your usual cut and paste jobbies you could highlight relevant or important sections instead of just pasting verbatim. It could save such confusion and make everyone elses lives a little easier.

[Omah]

Originally Posted by Shasown

Yeah I know what it says.

I was simply explaining the relevant parts to kisy, who had admitted she read it but didnt understand it.

Maybe when you do your usual cut and paste jobbies you could highlight relevant or important sections instead of just pasting verbatim. It could save such confusion and make everyone elses lives a little easier.

OTOH, you merely repeated what was already there, paraphrasing the contents, presumably to present yourself as an expert .....

[Shasown]

Originally Posted by Omah

OTOH, you merely repeated what was already there, paraphrasing the contents, presumably to present yourself as an expert .....

Yeah of course thats what its about.

Thats why I referenced the write up you had as usual cut and pasted so helpfully.

[Omah]

Originally Posted by Shasown

Yeah of course thats what its about.

Thats why I referenced the write up you had as usual cut and pasted so helpfully.

I hadn't "cut and pasted a write up" (sic) .....

I had copied and pasted a series of extracts from comprehesive articles on the BARB site, to which I arrached a link ....

Your "reference" was, of course, not linked, non-specific and inaccurate :

The mention in the write up is talking about demographic areas.

[Me. I Am Salman]

Originally Posted by kisywisy

I read it lol

I don't understand why they can't get the viewing figures from sky/virgin/bt etc as well. Think figures would be a damn-sight more accurate

agreed!!!