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SheilaT

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18. Five years plus no TV.

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Sun Dec 1, 2013, 06:58 PM

Dec 2013

It started more or less as an experiment. I'd moved halfway across the country after divorce, didn't want to spend the money on a TV or on cable/satellite, whatever. I do have the internet, so I get to watch as much TV type things as I want.

And whenever there is some sort of breaking news, I find that the local TV stations invariably go to live streaming coverage, so I don't miss important stories. And sometimes those local stations are far more interesting than the national network is.

The very, very best part is that I see very few commercials. Least of all the political ones, unless someone like Rachel Maddow shows them as part of her show.

Because of no commercials I'm oddly out of touch with all sorts of consumer things. I was in Target a couple of weeks ago and looking at the electronics, and was quite fascinated by what is out there. On the other hand, seeing so few ads exhorting me to buy makes it very easy to live within my budget.

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How many of you don't have a TV [View all] Ichingcarpenter Dec 2013 OP

Count me in. Ten years. arcane1 Dec 2013 #1

So you never witnessed Ichingcarpenter Dec 2013 #6

Sadly, I did witness that. It was late 2003 when I cancelled my cable service. arcane1 Dec 2013 #10

haven't had one in five years arely staircase Dec 2013 #2

Motion pictures. earthside Dec 2013 #7

yeah. the price of HD technology has come down to the point I can't justify not having arely staircase Dec 2013 #13

That's good to know. Raksha Dec 2013 #73

you can get a ginormous used one at a pawn shop fo less than 300 bucks arely staircase Dec 2013 #74

No TV since 1/1/2007. silverweb Dec 2013 #3

Just canceled my DirecTV subscription. randome Dec 2013 #4

I was so happy with Direct TV Ichingcarpenter Dec 2013 #11

No tv. And so happy I don't. Luminous Animal Dec 2013 #5

All youtube commercials can now be cut out Ichingcarpenter Dec 2013 #19

No TeeVee 2naSalit Dec 2013 #8

You are probably going to get mostly people who don't have one, but I have three OKNancy Dec 2013 #9

I watch all of those Ichingcarpenter Dec 2013 #15

we have seven flatscreens, four in the bedrooms, one in living room, one in workroom, one in games r loli phabay Dec 2013 #17

I am the only one in the house and I have 3 Flats and a grandma Sony.... Walk away Dec 2013 #64

Five flat-screens. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #87

sir you are a connoisseur. loli phabay Dec 2013 #94

The Blacklist is my new Best Thing EVAH! ScreamingMeemie Dec 2013 #77

i have 5 -- 1 in my bedroom, DesertFlower Dec 2013 #79

Four years for us. canoeist52 Dec 2013 #12

I saw advirtising Ichingcarpenter Dec 2013 #16

I have NO cable TV connection. Don't need it even though I've got two fairly large flat screen TVs. rdharma Dec 2013 #14

Five years plus no TV. SheilaT Dec 2013 #18

Yes... ohheckyeah Dec 2013 #20

I have a tv, but I don't have cable. LuvNewcastle Dec 2013 #21

When was the last time Ichingcarpenter Dec 2013 #22

I don't even remember the last time I bought one of those things. LuvNewcastle Dec 2013 #24

Hmm. Another "I don't have a TV, so I am far superior to everyone else" thread. meh. madinmaryland Dec 2013 #23

and we only shop at whole foods. ileus Dec 2013 #25

No we think Ichingcarpenter Dec 2013 #31

no i'm econimically strapped. Ichingcarpenter Dec 2013 #26

Yes, I understand that from your post... madinmaryland Dec 2013 #43

good for you Ichingcarpenter Dec 2013 #48

+1,000,000. It's always that way. Paladin Dec 2013 #36

it's like being an ex-smoker.... mike_c Dec 2013 #41

Point, meet overwhelming confirmation. Paladin Dec 2013 #55

No one but you brought up anything even remotely like what you represented. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #82

I appreciate your response to my post. But it has been very interesting to madinmaryland Dec 2013 #84

25 years without a tv. Too rural for cable and satellite was too expensive riderinthestorm Dec 2013 #27

TV malaise Dec 2013 #28

I love your reports to us on what's TV doing Ichingcarpenter Dec 2013 #38

LOL malaise Dec 2013 #52

no TV here for 20+ years.... mike_c Dec 2013 #29

Ah..... that's why Ichingcarpenter Dec 2013 #58

No TV. johnp3907 Dec 2013 #30

I have a TV, but I depend on the internet for news FarCenter Dec 2013 #32

I used to go to the library Ichingcarpenter Dec 2013 #33

Yes, the translation is great for sites like Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung that aren't in English FarCenter Dec 2013 #37

Sometimes with those free translations, you get what you pay for Art_from_Ark Dec 2013 #101

TV is my master n/t CFLDem Dec 2013 #34

I believe it. tabasco Dec 2013 #60

Almost no tv... 5X Dec 2013 #35

Our tv is used mostly for sports madokie Dec 2013 #39

TV? Pah! I don't even use computers! Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #40

Serious answer: we watch tv sometimes, just not the "Newz" Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #42

Don Imus? Ichingcarpenter Dec 2013 #44

Yeah, you're right. Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #45

No tv for about five years Sanity Claws Dec 2013 #46

I have three. tammywammy Dec 2013 #47

My budget is very limited Ichingcarpenter Dec 2013 #49

All my tvs have been given to me. tammywammy Dec 2013 #57

Love my roku. kiva Dec 2013 #88

I didn't have a TV for a lot of years in the late 60s Warpy Dec 2013 #50

TV for sports only - TBF Dec 2013 #51

Are your TVs hooked to the internet as well? Ichingcarpenter Dec 2013 #54

I don't know - TBF Dec 2013 #76

I've got a TV but its over the air wercal Dec 2013 #53

Don't disagree Ichingcarpenter Dec 2013 #56

I'm so rural I use a Verizon wifi hotspot and even that's sketchy service. riderinthestorm Dec 2013 #59

the lack of good bandwidth Ichingcarpenter Dec 2013 #63

we have a converter box fizzgig Dec 2013 #62

me too, don't pay a dime for that shite. Over the Air 2banon Dec 2013 #70

I've got an amplified indoor antenna wercal Dec 2013 #96

I have a TV but no TV service Le Taz Hot Dec 2013 #61

I think the new media Ichingcarpenter Dec 2013 #71

No tv...gave it away about 5 years ago. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2013 #65

No TV since West Wing went off the air NastyRiffraff Dec 2013 #66

i have a tv but don't look to it to become informed JI7 Dec 2013 #67

TV yes....but no cable or satellite red dog 1 Dec 2013 #68

TV without Cable, Dish Satellite. only airwaves 2banon Dec 2013 #69

I don't have one, but only because I can't afford cable Raksha Dec 2013 #72

T-V = NO, absolutely NO, cultural poison. Coyotl Dec 2013 #75

TV? Yes! Addicted to television shows that many here would make fun of me for? Yes! ScreamingMeemie Dec 2013 #78

Yes, we have a tv. MineralMan Dec 2013 #80

No TV, for so long I don't count it. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #81

No TV n/t Yo_Mama Dec 2013 #83

Have a TV. It's for playing movies. That's all. DVD, VCR. hunter Dec 2013 #85

I have two TVs but no cable or aerials. last1standing Dec 2013 #86

I have two tv's. ananda Dec 2013 #89

I have a tv to watch dvds on. intheflow Dec 2013 #90

I have a 55 inch flat screen ...Monitor Egnever Dec 2013 #91

I have a TV, but I mainly use it for entertainment, not news sakabatou Dec 2013 #92

I have a TV, no cable Skittles Dec 2013 #93

I have a TV but I don't get televised content. nt rrneck Dec 2013 #95

I have no TV. donheld Dec 2013 #97

Area Man Constantly Mentioning He Doesn't Own A Television joeglow3 Dec 2013 #98

Thanks for the early morning, monitor-viewing laugh! kentauros Dec 2013 #103

I have a TV Spider Jerusalem Dec 2013 #99

TV no n/t TroglodyteScholar Dec 2013 #100

I absolutely DO have a television set. kentauros Dec 2013 #102

TV News? nolabels Dec 2013 #104

Teevee with no "service" since November 2004. MadrasT Dec 2013 #105

If you have a computer and the internet you have a TV CBGLuthier Dec 2013 #106

I got rid of my TV IN 1995. Nika Dec 2013 #107