A month now without television

music_phantom13 · 04-04-2010, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by crash_override

It's Cox Cable internet. They ****ing suck.

I had Cox Cable at home... I downloaded albums at 1 mb/s sometimes. I didn't think it was bad.

As for t.v., I went through boot camp and now am at a place with no t.v. except in one of the lounges. I'll watch a good basketball game, maybe a bit of Sportscenter, but to be honest I love music. I would much rather spend a half hour or hour of time listening to an album than watching something on t.v. I play video games a bit, but not too fond of those these days either. I get bored quickly.

Laurent Quinn Proper · 04-04-2010, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

Yea I don't even have cable any more. Too expensive, and not necessary. I just watch stuff online when I want to. For free. Even watched the Superbowl live online. It's just to the point now that there's no need to pay for cable because of online availability. I find great documentaries online, any TV series you can think of all uploaded on air date, any live sports game, any movie... all free.
So cable?
Pshh... if I didn't have DVD's I still liked, I'd sell my flat-screen.

Could you shoot me a PM with links to the places where you watch sports and movies? I could never find movies online!

Freebase Dali · 04-05-2010, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Laurent Quinn Proper

Could you shoot me a PM with links to the places where you watch sports and movies? I could never find movies online!

Movies:
Watch Movies Online For Free Full Movie Downloads (Has A LOT of movies, but you have experiment with the different hosts to see which is faster/better quality)

Live sports:
www.justin.tv/ (When a game is playing, do a search on the site and there will be a bunch of live streams)

Arya Stark · 04-05-2010, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I like them too, but man do I feel like I'm wasting time when I play them.

I do too.
The time FLIES by, and you wonder where it went.
...Eventually realizing that you've wasted it on a video game.
It does always feel good to finally complete a game, though.

CanwllCorfe · 04-05-2010, 06:56 PM

I don't think all T.V. is bad because there's so many things that I don't see how you couldn't find anything of interest. Of late I've been watching American Pickers, Pawn Stars, Diners, Drive Ins, and Dives, and the always great Antiques Roadshow.

I don't play video games.. but I DO enjoy puzzles and things like that. (Cryptograms, sudoku, logic problems, etc.)

FETCHER. · 04-05-2010, 07:03 PM

i have a tv in my room which i havent plugged in from i moved into the room, i dont miss it. but i loveeee watching dvds. id watch them all day everyday if i could.

Zer0 · 04-08-2010, 05:24 PM

I barely ever watch tv nowdays. Seriously, apart from the odd film there's absolutely nothing good to watch. Turn on Sky Digital and you're greated with hundreds of channels of completely useless ****e.

And of course the webbernetz rules

Mojo · 04-10-2010, 01:38 AM

I watch most of my TV online, download it or buy the DVD's. So really I'd say 90% of the time, if my TV is switched on it's because I have a DVD on or my PS3 streaming from my hard drive.

I watch alot of TV but generally in those formats. Very rarely will I put the TV on and flick through channels. If it wasnt for sport, I might even say that I wouldn't have a use for one.

noise · 04-10-2010, 06:33 AM

i don't don't even own a television. it's been years since i actually watched one.

but i do watch television shows and movies, usually every evening. wife and i are stay-at-home kind of people. plus, with my blazing fast internet, i can download 1080p bluray rips in about 30 mins, so i've got several drives full of films/shows in HD.

crash_override · 04-11-2010, 12:46 PM

I'm already into too many ongoing TV series', I'm already caught up in the madness man. I'm already part of the system man, a product of the media. I'm in too deep.

There's no way I can stop now, I need cable more than anything in the world.

04-05-2010, 06:56 PM	#35 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	I don't think all T.V. is bad because there's so many things that I don't see how you couldn't find anything of interest. Of late I've been watching American Pickers, Pawn Stars, Diners, Drive Ins, and Dives, and the always great Antiques Roadshow. I don't play video games.. but I DO enjoy puzzles and things like that. (Cryptograms, sudoku, logic problems, etc.) __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.

04-08-2010, 05:24 PM	#37 (permalink)
Zer0 ∞ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,792	I barely ever watch tv nowdays. Seriously, apart from the odd film there's absolutely nothing good to watch. Turn on Sky Digital and you're greated with hundreds of channels of completely useless **e. And of course the webbernetz rules __________________ Last FM \| RYM \| The Final Sound**

04-10-2010, 01:38 AM	#38 (permalink)
Mojo Melancholia Eternally Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 5,018	I watch most of my TV online, download it or buy the DVD's. So really I'd say 90% of the time, if my TV is switched on it's because I have a DVD on or my PS3 streaming from my hard drive. I watch alot of TV but generally in those formats. Very rarely will I put the TV on and flick through channels. If it wasnt for sport, I might even say that I wouldn't have a use for one. __________________ Last.FM \| Echoes and Dust

04-10-2010, 06:33 AM	#39 (permalink)
noise thirsty ears Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Boulder Posts: 742	i don't don't even own a television. it's been years since i actually watched one. but i do watch television shows and movies, usually every evening. wife and i are stay-at-home kind of people. plus, with my blazing fast internet, i can download 1080p bluray rips in about 30 mins, so i've got several drives full of films/shows in HD. __________________ my flac collection