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U.S. household TV ownership drops
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article published on 3 May, 2011
Nielsen has announced today that for the first time since 1992, the amount of U.S. households with a TV set has fallen.
The 2012 Advance/Preliminary TV Household Universe Estimate (UE) fell to 114.7 million, from 115.9 a year ago.
Furthermore, Nielsen says U.S. homes with a TV set is now at 96.7 percent, down from its peak of 98.9 percent.
The company claims the 2012 UE drop can ... [ read the full article ]
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4. May 2011 @ 00:11 |
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I haven't had a TV in years...I refuse to pay for TV with commercials...and if I want to watch broadcast, then I can use a TV tuner card.
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4. May 2011 @ 01:11 |
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Originally posted by KillerBug:
I haven't had a TV in years...I refuse to pay for TV with commercials...and if I want to watch broadcast, then I can use a TV tuner card.
Agreed. They should be paying us to watch their garbage commercials and programming. I canceled my service about 6 years ago.
I also canceled my phone service around 3 years ago. All that mostly called were telemarketers anyhow.
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4. May 2011 @ 03:07 |
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Originally posted by skeil909:
Originally posted by KillerBug:
I haven't had a TV in years...I refuse to pay for TV with commercials...and if I want to watch broadcast, then I can use a TV tuner card.
Agreed. They should be paying us to watch their garbage commercials and programming. I canceled my service about 6 years ago.
I also canceled my phone service around 3 years ago. All that mostly called were telemarketers anyhow.
I get the impression in the article they mean cable TV. Something I have never invested in my self as it seems just like crap in Oz. And all the good stuff from the US ends up on free to air here anyway.
Having a set top box also means largely "...and outdoor antenna". An extra expense that puts many people off too.
And then there's the net.
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4. May 2011 @ 03:17 |
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Originally posted by Jemborg:
Originally posted by skeil909:
Originally posted by KillerBug:
I haven't had a TV in years...I refuse to pay for TV with commercials...and if I want to watch broadcast, then I can use a TV tuner card.
Agreed. They should be paying us to watch their garbage commercials and programming. I canceled my service about 6 years ago.
I also canceled my phone service around 3 years ago. All that mostly called were telemarketers anyhow.
I get the impression in the article they mean cable TV. Something I have never invested in my self as it seems just like crap in Oz. And all the good stuff from the US ends up on free to air here anyway.
Having a set top box also means largely "...and outdoor antenna". An extra expense that puts many people off too.
And then there's the net.
i have a tv and use a set top box and i dont even have an external antenna.I'm using a $20 digital antenna from big W and it works fine most the time.I dont have pay tv but ive seen it at my sisters house and instead of the normal 10 or 15 channels of repeats and crap they have 40channels of it which your paying for.
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4. May 2011 @ 05:53 |
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My current antenna is made from construction scraps...it was free...and it is way better than my old $300 Yagi. I still don't use it...I've got netflix. To me, a TV is nothing but a monitor with a crummy TV tuner built in.
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4. May 2011 @ 07:46 |
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I own a TV for the sole purpose of playing my Wii and using an AppleTV to stream my movies and shows from my computer. I stopped paying for cable 5 years ago...
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4. May 2011 @ 10:09 |
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Just watch the tv for the occasional movie but mostly for sports which I record so I can skip through the commercials.
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5. May 2011 @ 08:09 |
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Originally posted by TBandit:
Just watch the tv for the occasional movie but mostly for sports which I record so I can skip through the commercials.
It might be a TV, but it sounds like it is being used as a monitor exclusively.
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5. May 2011 @ 17:39 |
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I quit watching TV when they switched from analog to digital. The signal was no longer watchable unless you like watching the visual equivalent of listening to a horribly scratched CD while simultaneously listening to a horribly scratched CD.
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6. May 2011 @ 01:59 |
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Originally posted by KillerBug:
Originally posted by TBandit:
Just watch the tv for the occasional movie but mostly for sports which I record so I can skip through the commercials.
It might be a TV, but it sounds like it is being used as a monitor exclusively.
i remember my sister using a moniter hooked up to a vcr as a tv back when she was a teenager.
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7. May 2011 @ 10:36 |
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I watch a lot of tv. meaning I have it on in the background all the time. I don't sleep well. and I live alone. Some days, the only voice I hear is on my tv. BUT, I am old enough to remember when after 11 pm until 6 am, all there was was a "pattern". (I'm only in my 50's btw.)
It was a huge deal when tv went 24/7. It was a huge deal to go from 3 channels to a hundred. (I don't do pay channels other than basic cable.) Have you looked at nighttime tv lately? it's ALLLL INFOMERCIALS. Professional Media hogs that know how to make us NEED the crap they are selling. at 30% interest for most of us who have a credit card balance. the rest if reality tv. SNOOKIE? really? is this what it's come to? 16 and pregnant? really? that's "entertainment"?
I seem to only watch 5 channels like the old days again (when 38 and 56 were added to 4, 5 and 7 in the Boston area). and they are rerun channels. TNT, USA, lifetime, style and one of the DIY channels. very sad choices. Once I have seen enough L&O svu and ci to not even want it on in the background anymore, or NCIS reruns, OR now sex in the city which is on 14 times a day...well, hmmm...maybe I'll leave my house more. Sadly, tv is cheaper than gas so for now...it is what it is. Mostly, I can't wait for this "reality" crap to end. It feels like legalized prostitution. If not for Kate plus 8, her marriage would probably still be together and her kids would still have a family...and she wouldn't have become the media whore most reality folks are now. We have now "normalized" narcissism. The same way we have "normalized" obesity by only have chair and a half's in waiting rooms now. (and I am overweight so that was not a "fat blaming" thing. It's about "normalizing" things that should not be normal....like 16 yo's pregnant and scanky NJ folks who used to be the dregs of society and NOW are the wealthy ones. harumph. Wish I could shut it off. Wish I could. Maybe THIS is the reason Kindle's are becoming so popular. Kindles are not removing tv. crappy tv is MAKING US READ again. so at least something good is coming out of the crap of tv land.
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8. May 2011 @ 09:18 |
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Bought a NOOK myself. :P
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