Who doesn't own a telly?

Pawnless Endgame

Pawnless Endgame

Pawnless Endgame

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I remember posting on customize.org back in 2000 and got laughed off their forums when I said that I didn't own a telly. With faster broadband speeds and catch-up TV, am I right in thinking that lack of TV ownership isn't so unusual now?

Sure, I loved watching TOTPs and the chart show on our family TV during the 90s. Then I went to uni in 1998, had no telly on me and simply got used to not having one. Cue on 14 years, got my own house etc, and I still don't have one and I don't watch catch-up either. I do like films though - bought a DVD drive for my computer in 2004 and a blu-ray drive in 2009. DVD/blu-ray collection at around 120 films now. Plus, I've still got some VHS tapes from my childhood days which I watch on the computer using a VCR on a SCART-to-USB adapter. Should really think about recording those as video files before the tapes degrade further.
 
I haven't owned one since 2007. I don't miss it one jot. As far as I see it, there are far better and more productive things you can do on a computer. And you can use your DVD drive to watch films.

People still seem awed when I mention that I don't have a TV. The most common response is, "so what do you do?"
 
I don't own a television as such, but rather an LG22" on Sky HD :p
Although I completely understand where you're coming round, that said the UK services for streaming aren't all that compared to the USA etc.

Buying DVD's/Blu-rays is fine, but they're not exactly cheap considering the price of a TV package/Streamed service.
 
Liquidfox said:
I can count on one hand the amount of hours of TV that I watch per week. I watch all my TV shows online.
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Then you watch TV.
I find that most people who try and sit on a high horse boasting they haven't got a TV actually do watch 'TV' entertainment that they watch online or have downloaded.
 
Dimple said:
Then you watch TV.
I find that most people who try and sit on a high horse boasting they haven't got a TV actually do watch 'TV' entertainment that they watch online or have downloaded.
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Yep and instead of playing it back through a nice 42"+ HDTV, they watch it on a 10" tablet, a 15" laptop or a 22" monitor.
 
My 1st paragraph asked whether it was still considered as unusual now. I don't think I was boasting, thanks Dimple.

Good point Martini about films amassing up a cost though. E.g. my first ever DVD in 2004 was West Side Story and I paid £19 for it O.o. At the other end of the scale, I managed to get the Carry On boxset for £31, which is £1 per film.

Also Martini, if you managed to hook a computer monitor up to a Sky+ box, do you still have to pay a TV license? Not sure if Sky picks up BBC channels so excuse my ignorance there.
 
Monserrat said:
My 1st paragraph asked whether it was still considered as unusual now. I don't think I was boasting, thanks Dimple.

Good point Martini about films amassing up a cost though. E.g. my first ever DVD in 2004 was West Side Story and I paid £19 for it O.o. At the other end of the scale, I managed to get the Carry On boxset for £31, which is £1 per film.

Also Martini, if you managed to hook a computer monitor up to a Sky+ box, do you still have to pay a TV license? Not sure if Sky picks up BBC channels so excuse my ignorance there.
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The TV license is under my mothers name, as I live with her and my brother, that said you raise a good question regarding the TV license.

Sky does indeed get the BBC channels.

In my situation, I'm not sure, I assume I'd be told "Yes" but surely my Sky bill covers my BBC Broadcasts? If not, well then you've gotten a situation where I don't have an actual TV, but still watch Sky and other channels while having access to the BBC (I wouldn't mind if they removed the BBC stuff that I'd be required to pay a TV license on if that became the case)
 
I don't own a TV but I have a TV card, I use it to record documentaries and the odd movie.
 
You should own a telly really, even if you don't watch Freeview or Sky/Virgin it is still a good screen other than a procector it is going to be a lot bigger than a computer monitor which are 30" maximum. The ideal solution is a PC hooked uipto TV/Projector.
 
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