Not owning a television: c or d?

Bingo. This is a huge pet peeve with me for some reason (maybe partly because I was a pop culture major, and am sick of "all TV is crap," which is as sensible as "all writers are Jackie Collins") -- an ex once proudly proclaimed that she had never heard of Leonardo DiCaprio and couldn't pick him out of a line-up ... something she managed to work into casual conversation regularly, to display her "I'm a citizen of Academia, not your world" badge. We were not together long.

I'm still available for proofreading services, BTW. :)

thinking that you will engage in loads of improving activities because you don't own a TV - dud

Oh, and that self-righteous smugness that Tep was referring to is definately a huge DUD.

(And like a few people have said, "watching TV" often means "watching movies" or "watching sports," without having to go to the theater or the park.)

This seems like a real stoner habit.

So my point wasn't "Am I cool for not owning a television?", I was just saying that I've come notice how much people's lives revolve around the telly. This is no news, of course, but it's a thing you really notice only after you've given up the habit.

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"i call it 'television' because 't.v.' is a nickname and nicknames are for friends and television... is NO friend of mine"

― juliette brioche (elmo argonaut), Monday, July 6, 2009 9:40 PM (1 hour ago)

Is that because television can't dance?

― her performance (ie, her pubes) stood out for me (HI DERE), Monday, July 6, 2009 9:40 PM (1 hour ago)

The tv can't dance! My inner three-year-old thinks this somewhat nonsensical explanation is truly delightful!

I think it's a somewhat oblique Genesis reference?

oh god i love tv so much (television, not transvestitism, although that's good too)

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i thought it was a "safety dance" reference!

Oh, that makes more sense!

Everybody look at yr pants

sisterhood of the traveling pants ;_;

"i call it 'television' because 't.v.' is a nickname and nicknames are for friends and television... is NO friend of mine"

XD although you forgot the subtle but crucial lower lip quiver.

Man this thread went in a weird direction.

Not owning a TV is only acceptable if you can honestly say you literally watch NO TV and aren't watching The Wire and Gilmore Girls and shit on your laptop. Otherwise it's OMG FRONTING for sure.

technically i don't own a TV and for a period last year i didn't have one at all. not that i was trying to front on some "i am better than other people" tip, it was just a thing - i just concentrated on listening to music and reading when i got home. then a friend insisted i take his on extended loan!

What does the SEX MIX of "I Can't Dance" sound like?

if it's anything like the sex mix of 'relax' by frankie goes to hollywood, it's probably amazing.

One of my friends, a PhD student, has just started dating another PhD student, who not only does not own a television, but additionally is of the opinion that all Popular Culture is "a waste of time" and does that eye-rolling thing if she finds herself in a group of people who are trying to have a discussion about it. Apparently though spending 12 hours a day sitting in a library reading Renaissance literature and criticism on Renaissance literature is a completely worthwhile and valid use of one's time. I will be pleased when he stops dating this cultural pygmy.

as any fule kno, people during the renaissance were all wtfomg about the printing press, which is basically like being against tv.

i have no tv and it's frustrating when major news events happen. otherwise i am mostly ok with catching up on things online later, bc that's pretty much what i did wheni had a tv anyway.
also i miss watching martha stewart in the mornings.

I haven't stopped consuming popular culture even though I haven't had a TV set for years. I atill read comics, and go to the cinema, and watch movies on video with friends. I just didn't care much for the stuff on TV. Game shows and sports contests don't interest me, and I find most reality TV shows are horrific, because I can't bear to watch people being humiliated. I prefer to read news from the newspaper, as they are less condensed and offer more background info. Fictional TV series are okay, but these days it feels like most TV series have these long, multi-episode (or even multi-year) arcs that require you to follow the series week after week after week. I can't be arsed to do that! I preferred the days when most TV series had self-contained episodes, and you could just watch them once in a while without missing that much.

But the worst thing about TV, at least to me, was how easily it can become the mental equivalent of comfort food. It's too easy to just sit in front of the box and watch whatever's on for hours (even if it's a show you don't much care about), because doing something else would require a bit of physical or mental effort, and you can't bother to do that, because watching TV is just so much easier. I don't think cinema or comics or other popular culture work quite the same way as brain junk food.

Yeah, I can see how going to watch a two and half movie about robots and superheroes is a bit more substantial.

didnt kno i luved it till i tried it

the ol adage dont knock it till u try it cums to mind

what 4k material are you watching?

most people suggested at the time that the difference from 2 to 4k would be minimal and stuff like HDR would mean much more

Ps4 pro

aaaah nice

It’s also hdr btw

the console for PRO gamers :P

yeah makes sense

how big is the screen?

In terms of movies, some of the new action ones do look better, but they’re only a handful

It’s only a 50 inch which is my only concern

I remember when a 27" screen was considered "big."

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50 looks small

But it might be bc we have a lot of 65+s all over work so im used to seeing those

i've had a 27-inch TV for the past 12 years and it still works/looks great. Once you output the sound to the stereo movies become VERY IMMERSIVE despite the screen size.

that said i have been kind of looking forward to the day it breaks so that i can get a 40-inch TV (the largest my living room will accommodate) - but i'm not in a rush; they still don't make OLEDs that size

Believe me, finding a small TV (21 inch and less) is much tougher than finding a large TV these days.

I haven't owned a television in over ten years, but I did get a projector early this year. Being able to watch movies on the side of a wall (or on the side of my garage) has improved things so much that I can't see ever getting a dedicated TV now.

i have don't even owned a tv since the mid 90s but i've been dreaming about getting a sound bar or something for my laptop

Second that projector motion
The only way to watch ghost in the shell at home