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Are Expensive TVs Actually Better? An Analysis of TV Prices and Review Scores
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Does anyone still use a tv? What do you use it for?
As we’ve built up a plethora of small screens in the house, we almost never use the big screen anymore. I wonder if this is going the way of landlines, and cable - a huge expense that is no longer relevant.
With all the choices of media and activities, it’s not like we have a family activity of sitting to watch whatever dreck, on the broadcasters schedule. We’ll still probably be in the same room relaxing at the same time, but the kids will be gaming, the wife will be cackling at Instagram, and I’ll probably be doomscrolling. We all have screens that are more suited than the big screen, and the big screen would just interfere with someone else’s enjoyment
I suppose we did watch the Super Bowl together, but that may be it for the last few years. Is a big tv worthwhile for one event? Even when I’m home alone and want to watch something, I have a better suited small screen (heck, that bedroom tv hasn’t been turned on in years)
Live sport (Football/F1), family movie or TV night, its a social gathering point as much as anything. There is still stuff we want to watch together on a high quality screen thru a proper AV setup, although we moved back to a 2.0 setup from a 5.1.
Its also my main screen away from my desk, I like watching on a big screen even if its my youtube videos of woodworkers or trains or whatever.
For sure, maybe one of the reasons we almost never use the big screen is I haven’t hooked up broadcast TV yet, but one of the reasons I haven’t bothered is live sports is increasingly paywalled. It was all too easy to say I’m not that interested in watching the Patriots every Sunday, when there are more barriers to watching or enjoying (and the Bellicheck/Brady era is over: I’m not sure I can name a single player anymore).
For the Super Bowl, I’d buy one month of whatever parasite you’re paywalled behind. However I’m not paying a subscription to watch regular games
I really think this is yet another scenario of short term profit seeking ruining the longer term profits. I’m sure a paywall is more profitable in the short term, but watching sports seems to be a habit , a ritual, and there are many of us less intense watchers that will lose the habit with too many obstacles. Are they really getting more profit when their paywall shrinks the audience? Heck, I’m also much less likely to attend a game in person, since I don’t really follow teams anymore. I used to always goto a couple mlb games every summer, but if I can’t watch at home, why would I be interested?. I really only follow college hockey now
Yeah we gave up and paid for live sports streaming once it came in 4k HDR for sports. It isn't cheap but no real alternative that doesn't have risk and unreliability associated around it. Anything that isn't live there are plenty of reliable, high quality ways to obtain things for free, but live, I need it to work and not look like a potato on a large screen if I have people round. I did try that method for a few years, its ok on a phone or laptop with just me as I will put up with the problems but absolutely not on a big screen.
We use our TV extensively. I much prefer watching shows or movies on it, we watch Hockey and Football (Soccer). We play games on it.
Sure we all have tablets and it permits us to do things away from the big screen but our TV is the communal screen.
Hell, I'm currently looking into buying a used tv for. my bedroom because I don't like holding my tablet to watch a show in bed.
Collective viewing is still best on a TV.
If you are alone there may be functionally little difference between sitting on the couch watching TV and lying in bed with a smartphone balanced on your chest, but as soon as you're sharing the viewing experience at all there's still value in having a big shared screen.