Could you live without tv?

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• Poppy99 Posts: 271

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  27/05/14 - 20:26 #2

  Could I watch Tv and films on the internet? If so, I choose the internet.

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• TheTruth1983 Posts: 13,462

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  27/05/14 - 20:27 #3

  My TV watching has greatly reduced. I imagine once my current shows are all off the air, I could give up TV completely no problem.

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• Sifter22 Posts: 12,057

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  27/05/14 - 20:27 #4

  The aerial has gone dodgy on my block of flats and I've watched no TV at all for a month.

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• Dare Devil Posts: 118,737

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  27/05/14 - 20:28 #5

  You can watch tv and films online (and ad free!). So I'd easily live without tv.

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• Joni M Posts: 70,225

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  27/05/14 - 20:28 #6

  I didn't have a TV for 7 years, so could easily do it again.

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• linkinpark875 Posts: 29,699

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  27/05/14 - 20:29 #7

  TheTruth1983 wrote: »

  My TV watching has greatly reduced. I imagine once my current shows are all off the air, I could give up TV completely no problem.

  
  In the 1990's everybody watched the soaps.
  
  Guess times have changed. I reckon people choose more what they watch and spend other time playing games consoles or ipads.

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• TheTruth1983 Posts: 13,462

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  27/05/14 - 20:31 #8

  linkinpark875 wrote: »

  In the 1990's everybody watched the soaps.
  
  Guess times have changed. I reckon people choose more what they watch and spend other time playing games consoles or ipads.

  
  I spend most of my time reading or listening to music these days.

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• The quizmaster Posts: 93,023

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  27/05/14 - 20:31 #9

  Absolutely not. I love my TV. laptop/desktop monitor is too small

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 1,954

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  27/05/14 - 20:31 #10

  I watch TV now more than ever but could get the shows anyway online

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• NoseyLouie Posts: 5,651

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  27/05/14 - 20:33 #11

  I just have the telly for dvds mainly.
  
  Can get crap soaps and comedy thru laptop.
  
  If it meant no programmes, I would hole myself in the library and at home with board games and books and the kids would learn to beat me at articulate providing it was lacking tv references.
  
  

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• NoseyLouie Posts: 5,651

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  27/05/14 - 20:35 #12

  The quizmaster wrote: »

  Absolutely not. I love my TV. laptop/desktop monitor is too small

  
  And more visits to the opticians for eye strain..
  
  

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• anne_666 Posts: 72,891

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  27/05/14 - 20:35 #13

  I now rarely watch any TV.

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• stud u like Posts: 42,100

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  27/05/14 - 20:36 #14

  Seldom anything worth watching. I wouldn't miss television. It is boring.

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• sweh Posts: 13,665

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  27/05/14 - 20:37 #15

  I don't really watch broadcasted television, so I suppose I could live without a tv.
  
  I wouldn't want to be without a tv. It's always on for background noise.

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• IzzyS Posts: 11,045

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  27/05/14 - 20:39 #16

  I chat by email to a lady in her late 50s who hasn't had a TV since mid 2000. She has wi-fi and obviously goes online but hasn't sat down and watched TV since 2000, so some people clearly do live without it by choice. She says she watched BGT and sometimes X Factor via ITV Player and things like that. Personally, I do watch TV quite a lot, so I wouldn't be too happy if I lost it but if the choice is between the two then I'd rather lose TV and keep my internet connection I think. Having said that, I've often wondered if life would be better without the internet, then again it would have to be that it didn't exist for anyone for that experiment to go ahead, so I'm thinking that wouldn't happen[/shuts up]

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 2,334

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  27/05/14 - 20:40 #17

  The internet is so valuable to me as a reference tool when I'm working, so I don't think that I'd last for very long without it. Yes, I've got my books but for help solving errors the internet is easier, books don't cover everything. I'd choose internet over TV all the time.

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• IzzyS Posts: 11,045

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  27/05/14 - 20:42 #18

  I think perhaps there's an argument that the TV can be more educational, in as much as if your online, its up to you to know what to look up and research, to find out whats going on in politics, topical news stories etc., rather than on TV where there are scheduled shows, documentaries, TV bulletins etc. perhaps?.

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• getzls Posts: 4,007

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  27/05/14 - 20:48 #19

  I near to never watch TV now.
  Radio only or selected programmes on iplayer.
  
  I would watch at best 30 minutes TV a week.
  And that's often 30 minutes to much.

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 2,334

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  27/05/14 - 20:57 #20

  IzzyS wrote: »

  I think perhaps there's an argument that the TV can be more educational, in as much as if your online, its up to you to know what to look up and research, to find out whats going on in politics, topical news stories etc., rather than on TV where there are scheduled shows, documentaries, TV bulletins etc. perhaps?.

  I'd agree that TV is a good educational tool, and sometimes even I get stuck on how to put my question into a search. The downside learning things through TV is interaction, which like what I said with books could help you look for your specific problems more, they (books and TV) don't cover everything or every problem you might have.

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• Kittiara Posts: 2,001

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  27/05/14 - 21:09 #21

  I haven't had a TV in over a decade. Don't miss it at all. I didn't have it on much before then and I figured it was a waste of money paying the license fee for something I rarely used.
  
  I do occasionally watch something online, on catch-up, but even that's rare. Last show I watched was about three weeks ago.
  
  So, I'd choose the Internet. I couldn't do without that!

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• Resonance Posts: 16,643

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  27/05/14 - 21:09 #22

  If I had to chose between TV and the internet then I'd definitely chose the net.

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• IzzyS Posts: 11,045

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  27/05/14 - 21:09 #23

  A_Zombie wrote: »

  I'd agree that TV is a good educational tool, and sometimes even I get stuck on how to put my question into a search. The downside learning things through TV is interaction, which like what I said with books could help you look for your specific problems more, they (books and TV) don't cover everything or every problem you might have.

  
  TV can be pretty interactive in that you can phone in to some shows, or send text messages etc., depending on the specific program.

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• wear thefoxhat Posts: 3,753

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  27/05/14 - 21:13 #24

  stud u like wrote: »

  Seldom anything worth watching. I wouldn't miss television. It is boring.

  
  Saturday night being the worst night of the week, just brain dead 'game shows' in front of a wildly cheering audience.

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• Wolfsheadish Posts: 10,400

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  27/05/14 - 21:17 #25

  I haven't had a tv for years. If I want to watch anything I go online.

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• Sargeant80 Posts: 1,413

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  27/05/14 - 21:18 #26

  I Don't own a TV.
  
  I decided I watched so little that the licence fee wasn't worth it. You can watch anything you want on catch up and video sites. As long as you don't watch live TV streams you don't need a licence.

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