YOU can have analogue, digital, HD, 3D, SDTV and EDTV.

But more than 200 households in Sussex are still watching black and white sets.

Despite technology providing us with more ways to watch programmes than we can shake a remote control at, for many people the decision is black and white – there is nothing wrong with the picture first created by John Logie Baird in 1926.

A spokeswoman for TV licensing said: “Despite new TV viewing platforms, more than 150 Brighton and Hove households and more than 80 elsewhere in Sussex are still watching black and white.“With a series of major sporting events hitting our screens this summer – such as Wimbledon, the World Championships in Athletics, the World Rowing Championships and Formula 1 – figures from TV Licensing suggest that sports fans will be tuning in to watch in droves and in a variety of different ways.

“Licensing information shows that this year, for the first time, sports fans will be able to watch the men and women’s Wimbledon finals in 3D. 200,000 homes across the country have bought 3Denabled sets.

“More than 6.8million also chose to keep up to speed with the action by watching it live online from computers and laptops.”

But despite colour TV being introduced four decades ago 158 households in Brighton and Hove, 28 in Eastbourne, 28 in Worthing and 20 in Bognor Regis still only buy a black and white licence. Suzanne Stevenson, spokesperson for TV Licensing in the South East, said: “There are more ways than ever before for people to watch their favourite sporting events, whether on the move via their smartphone, on the latest high definition, flat screen TVs or on an old fashioned black and white set. However you choose to keep up with this great summer of sport, it is important to be covered by a valid TV Licence.”