I’ve seen quite a few homes with no tvs to be seen, like what are yall doing with your time? I couldn’t imagine a family room without a tv.
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I have only a projector. It means I can only watch TV at night. It’s been good for me as I read more
We do have a TV set but it’s used only for things that could be rather easily done on a variety of other devices, like gaming and streaming. So what do you do that necessitates a TV set?
I mainly use it for gaming, our house is too small for a dedicated gaming room.
We have two rooms, nothing is dedicated.
So you’re not using it as a “television” device either, there you go.
imagine someone spending most od the time on watching TV. I hate TV
Things I do:
Wood carving (I mostly make small pedants)
Aquarium stuff
Designing my own ttrpg system
Cooking & baking
Writing diary
Smoking Weed
I mostly make small pedants
that’s quite niche
I typically hang out at my neighbor’s house watching his TV all day.
What are you, the friend on a sitcom?
I do have small kids and thus not a lot of time. The time I do have I spend on martial arts, kettlebells, learning to play the guitar or just hanging on the couch reading and trying not to fall asleep.
Use my TV for mostly background “ambience” music now. Occasionally watch a movie or sports event on it.
What is that TV thing you are talking about? I have only a jellyfin screen.
I don’t have a TV in the normal sense. I do have a pi-based PVR that stores up OTA shows that I can watch from time to time if desired. I think I watched a show last week.
There’s a TV in my livingroom, but it’s my roommates, and she’s usually on it. I don’t own a TV, but even if I didn’t, I wouldn’t be watching it a bunch.
I read, write fiction, play with my dog, cook or do chores…
I don’t understand how you can watch tv with all of the other things you could be doing tbh.
I’m my mind, sitting in front of a device that only lets me watch things it decides on the timeframes it decides whilst blasting me with ads is one of the last things I want to do with my time.
Almost anything is better
ITT: “I haven’t had a TV for years. I typically watch Plex/Netflix/Hulu on the 65” flat screen in my living room."
I think too many people are confusing “TV” with “broadcast television” or “cable.” OP is talking about the physical television set.
I have a 43" (108cm) computer monitor. It’s on my computer desk, which my couch faces.
I wasn’t asking anything just pointing out the confusion in the comments.
OP is asking for input from people who don’t own a television set but the lines are pretty blurred these days. I’d say your setup qualifies as a TV set. A monitor, especially at that size, is just a TV without speakers especially when it faces the couch.
We have one, but we only watch 1–2 times a week. Most of the time I’m in my office where my computer is, the rest of the free time is sex or reading.
After 11 years of no TV, we just purchased one so that our 2 year old won’t have to stare at a phone screen to watch educational videos. After he leaves for college, I’d be happy to return to a no TV house.
To answer your question, my wife is a lifelong learner. She spends most nights reading or taking courses to further her career. I’m a hobby person - playing instruments, woodworking, 3d printing, electronics, house projects. If we want to watch a new movie, we’ll see it in theaters. We don’t have time for tv shows. We’ve never watched The Office, GOT, Breaking Bad, The Wire, etc. which makes for interesting double dates.
what are yall doing with your time?
We use our time more efficiently. Since you can stream everything from the internet, you don’t need to work your schedule according to the time, a show on TV starts. You don’t need to be at home at 7 because a new episode ist airing. With streaming you can decide on when you want to watch something.
Another benefit of not having (classic) TV is, that you barely see any commercials or ads (given you use an adblocker). When I have the chance to watch TV (when staying in hotels or visiting friends wo have TV) I’m astonished how many ads (even in the TV menu) and commercials get thrown down our throats. It’s like a stream of ads interrupted with shows.
