I was wondering how 'different' I and my family are. We have not had a T.V. for 2 or so years.
I think we are better off for it. My head is not cluttered with advertising. Instead of passively watching whatever is on(The number of channels didn't help when I had cable) I do stuff. Read, blog, whatever.
If I want to watch something, I find it and watch it.
What do you do?
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Who still owns a TV?
Who still owns a TV?
by Crazy_Dad » Sat 20 Nov 2010, 06:58:12
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Re: Who still owns a TV?
by Pops » Sat 20 Nov 2010, 08:37:54
I like TV, we only get 3 or 4 channels on the rabbit ears though.
I watch Funniest videos, newshour, this old house and Norm, that show where the kid whispers into his shirt (I laugh every time I'm in Lowes and the digital PA voice says : "Assistance needed in lumber.... Lumber") and Red Green.
Not much trouble with advertising getting stuck in my head, though I did wake up the other morning with the song "To Sir With Love" stuck in my head.
I watch Funniest videos, newshour, this old house and Norm, that show where the kid whispers into his shirt (I laugh every time I'm in Lowes and the digital PA voice says : "Assistance needed in lumber.... Lumber") and Red Green.
Not much trouble with advertising getting stuck in my head, though I did wake up the other morning with the song "To Sir With Love" stuck in my head.
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-- Abraham Lincoln, Fragment on Government (July 1, 1854)
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Re: Who still owns a TV?
by vtsnowedin » Sat 20 Nov 2010, 08:56:27
I still have mine. I like to flip between Fox and MSMBC to see both sides of the MSMs view of the world. I don't watch much of any commercials now as I can DVR whatever I want and skip past them. 500 channels and there's nothing on.-
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Re: Who still owns a TV?
by lulubel » Sat 20 Nov 2010, 09:07:00
TV? We'll still have a TV even when there aren't any channels left to watch or electricity to run it.
When I lived on my own, I bought a 14in portable so I could put it on when I went out to keep the cats company. I never watched it myself (well, you can't see the picture on a 14in portable!)
Now, we have a 32in LCD flatscreen (I refused to get anything bigger or pay for plasma), several hundred satellite channels through a box with a harddrive, a DVD player and 5.1 surround sound system. Plus a similar but smaller setup in my partner's work room.
A lot of my posts on this forum are made while sat in front of the TV in the evening. It's mostly background noise to me, although there are some interesting documentaries from time to time. I enjoy listening to the radio through it, though. We can get UK radio stations via satellite that we wouldn't be able to get otherwise living in Spain, and it's interesting keeping up with what idiot things the UK government is doing.
When I lived on my own, I bought a 14in portable so I could put it on when I went out to keep the cats company. I never watched it myself (well, you can't see the picture on a 14in portable!)
Now, we have a 32in LCD flatscreen (I refused to get anything bigger or pay for plasma), several hundred satellite channels through a box with a harddrive, a DVD player and 5.1 surround sound system. Plus a similar but smaller setup in my partner's work room.
A lot of my posts on this forum are made while sat in front of the TV in the evening. It's mostly background noise to me, although there are some interesting documentaries from time to time. I enjoy listening to the radio through it, though. We can get UK radio stations via satellite that we wouldn't be able to get otherwise living in Spain, and it's interesting keeping up with what idiot things the UK government is doing.
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Re: Who still owns a TV?
by Newfie » Sat 20 Nov 2010, 09:52:14
We are pretty much like Crazy Dad. Sent the TV to college with our daughter.
Good riddance.
Good riddance.
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Re: Who still owns a TV?
by vision-master » Sat 20 Nov 2010, 10:26:51
TV? How about a Home Threatre System - the new release of Metallica rules! 
Everybody needs a threatre room.
Do I watch over the airwaves, maybe a little PBS, that's it!
Everybody needs a threatre room.
Do I watch over the airwaves, maybe a little PBS, that's it!
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Re: Who still owns a TV?
by dinopello » Sat 20 Nov 2010, 11:40:31
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', 'T')V? How about a Home Threatre System - the new release of Metallica rules!
Everybody needs a threatre room.
Everybody needs a threatre room.
Hey VM, we have similar stuff. I've built my Theatre room over a decade. 96" front projection (only 720p though) and 7 channel surround but with 3 independent low frequency subsystems including one homemade 15" and one tactile sound transducer (a Buttkicker that I only turn on for movies). Mostly NHT speakers but some Boston dipole surrounds that might be the next thing I replace. A few thousand watts just to the subs! I listen and watch a lot of jazz DVDs (Drummer's Collectivehas a lot of good stuff), and I like my White Stripes, Metallica, Led Zep, etc. Always on the lookout for high quality live DVD's from almost any genre.
My main watching TV is a new LG 42" LED flat panel. It's network enabled so I can get netflix on demand . But, I don't think I actually watch a lot of TV
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Re: Who still owns a TV?
by Sixstrings » Sat 20 Nov 2010, 12:22:29
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Crazy_Dad', 'I') was wondering how 'different' I and my family are. We have not had a T.V. for 2 or so years.
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What do you do?
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What do you do?
I have a forty something inch HD 1040p; I'm not a TV hardware geek so don't know what all the specs mean -- I know mine isn't "the best," but it's good enough for me and I got a good deal on it from a store that was going out of business.
I have cable but I mostly watch Netflix stuff. I have a bluray that connects to my wireless router, so some things I can watch instantly (can't usually find something on instant I like though). Otherwise I do the bluray discs through the mail. I'm pretty darn happy with Netflix; no more screwing around with places like Blockbuster, and their high rental fees and stupid late fees.
As for what I watch.. I never got into AMC's "Mad Men" on TV, but started watching it through Netflix and got hooked. Really good show, watched 3 seasons of that. Now I'm into Star Trek: Enterprise, something else that never grabbed me when it was on TV.
HBO has put out some of my favorite shows over the years; Sopranos, Carnival, Rome, Deadwood.. John Adams was OK, weak in parts. My only criticism of the HBO type shows is that they're unnecessarily violent and sexually gratuitous "just because they can."
When I watch regular TV it's MSNBC, Natgeo, Deadliest Catch, Pawn Stars, Travel Channel stuff like Anthony Bourdain, etc. .
I watch a lot of movies.. I think I've seen every mainstream movie worth watching that was ever made within my lifetime, so that limits me to independent stuff now. Used to watch a lot of French films, a bit of German cinema, then got into Chinese films. For all my ranting about China, I really like the movies that come out of there.
As for ads.. most of what I watch doesn't have ads so it's not an issue.
I think I heard Australia doesn't have anything like Netflix.. if they ever get it you might want to try it out; even if you're bored with what TV has to offer, Netflix has so many thousands of selections that you're bound to find something you like. They're also uncannily good at predicting what you'd like to see based on how you rate the stuff you've seen.
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Re: Who still owns a TV?
by lper100km » Sat 20 Nov 2010, 12:33:34
We have a 21in CRT screen and standard cable. We’re not into DVDs etc. **** on network TV is not worth watching at any time of day, still less the effort of time shifting. We are witnessing an epic fail of broadcast TV. Revenues are obviously not supporting the production of anything except reruns,‘reality’ shows and 1930s movies. I see no reason to watch **** on large screen hidef – it’s still ****. There’s too much else to do.
It’s ironic that as the technology grows, the content shrivels.
It’s ironic that as the technology grows, the content shrivels.
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Re: Who still owns a TV?
by vision-master » Sat 20 Nov 2010, 13:38:12
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dinopello', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', 'T')V? How about a Home Threatre System - the new release of Metallica rules!
Everybody needs a threatre room.
Everybody needs a threatre room.
Hey VM, we have similar stuff. I've built my Theatre room over a decade. 96" front projection (only 720p though) and 7 channel surround but with 3 independent low frequency subsystems including one homemade 15" and one tactile sound transducer (a Buttkicker that I only turn on for movies). Mostly NHT speakers but some Boston dipole surrounds that might be the next thing I replace. A few thousand watts just to the subs! I listen and watch a lot of jazz DVDs (Drummer's Collectivehas a lot of good stuff), and I like my White Stripes, Metallica, Led Zep, etc. Always on the lookout for high quality live DVD's from almost any genre.
My main watching TV is a new LG 42" LED flat panel. It's network enabled so I can get netflix on demand . But, I don't think I actually watch a lot of TV
Get the new 'The Big 4' on bluray.
1 hr of Anthrax
1 hr of Megadeth
1 hr of Slayer
2 hrs of Metallica
Also check out The 25th year R & R hall of fame (Bluray)
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