Comments on: Television Is Boring http://www.ncnblog.com/2007/02/15/television-is-boring/ Debt Reduction Rocks - We Are Living Debt Free! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:09:10 +0000 hourly 1 By: Aussie_Boy http://www.ncnblog.com/2007/02/15/television-is-boring/comment-page-1/#comment-2075 Aussie_Boy Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:28:04 +0000 http://www.ncnblog.com/2007/02/15/television-is-boring/#comment-2075 Free-to-air TV programming on Australian TV is almost intolerable. So much of it is absolute crap, and anything worth watching is ruined by 40% ads. What makes things even more annoying is that the major networks run many shows overtime to discourage channel surfing. You now need to set your VCR with a 15 minute buffer either side of a show to catch all of it. Pay TV is not much better, mostly old movies and B grade drama. It has also dramatically increased the number of ads shown. My TV is on the blink. When it goes, it won't be replaced. There is soooo much more fun to be had online. Free-to-air TV programming on Australian TV is almost intolerable. So much of it is absolute crap, and anything worth watching is ruined by 40% ads.

What makes things even more annoying is that the major networks run many shows overtime to discourage channel surfing. You now need to set your VCR with a 15 minute buffer either side of a show to catch all of it.

Pay TV is not much better, mostly old movies and B grade drama. It has also dramatically increased the number of ads shown.

My TV is on the blink. When it goes, it won’t be replaced. There is soooo much more fun to be had online.

]]> By: Erin http://www.ncnblog.com/2007/02/15/television-is-boring/comment-page-1/#comment-982 Erin Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:18:31 +0000 http://www.ncnblog.com/2007/02/15/television-is-boring/#comment-982 I don't have a TV and it saves me tons of money. I have a free Netflix subscription (won in a contest) and tend to read blogs and watch YouTube videos when I need more entertainment than that. I save money on the monthly subscriptions AND on the absurd cost of purchasing new flat screens, etc. This may be related to the fact that my parents never bought a new television in the entirety of my time at home and never subscribed to cable. I grew up not needing TV, and so I am reaping the financial benefits of that now. I don’t have a TV and it saves me tons of money. I have a free Netflix subscription (won in a contest) and tend to read blogs and watch YouTube videos when I need more entertainment than that. I save money on the monthly subscriptions AND on the absurd cost of purchasing new flat screens, etc.

This may be related to the fact that my parents never bought a new television in the entirety of my time at home and never subscribed to cable. I grew up not needing TV, and so I am reaping the financial benefits of that now.

]]> By: James Davis http://www.ncnblog.com/2007/02/15/television-is-boring/comment-page-1/#comment-910 James Davis Mon, 19 Feb 2007 20:35:28 +0000 http://www.ncnblog.com/2007/02/15/television-is-boring/#comment-910 My wife and I disconnected our satellite service several years ago when we decided to get out of debt. Now that we've been out of debt for over a year I've been contemplating satellite again. However, after traveling and staying at a few places with satellite and cable hook ups, I've come to realize how little there is that I want to watch any more. We're going to save the money. A while back, I bought an HDTV tuner from a clearance rack ($100) and hooked that up at home. I went from receiving 4 channels with my antenna to getting 10 channels (including 2 PBS). Now I can get my occasional fix of useless television without any recurring costs. (Also, any shows that I really want to watch can be found online.) My wife and I disconnected our satellite service several years ago when we decided to get out of debt. Now that we’ve been out of debt for over a year I’ve been contemplating satellite again. However, after traveling and staying at a few places with satellite and cable hook ups, I’ve come to realize how little there is that I want to watch any more. We’re going to save the money.

A while back, I bought an HDTV tuner from a clearance rack ($100) and hooked that up at home. I went from receiving 4 channels with my antenna to getting 10 channels (including 2 PBS). Now I can get my occasional fix of useless television without any recurring costs.

(Also, any shows that I really want to watch can be found online.)

]]> By: Mia http://www.ncnblog.com/2007/02/15/television-is-boring/comment-page-1/#comment-906 Mia Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:57:57 +0000 http://www.ncnblog.com/2007/02/15/television-is-boring/#comment-906 We haven't had TV for about 2 years now, don't miss it at all. We didn't want our 3 children raised on the crap they put on the tube these days. We subscribe to Netflix for our movie fix. We haven’t had TV for about 2 years now, don’t miss it at all. We didn’t want our 3 children raised on the crap they put on the tube these days. We subscribe to Netflix for our movie fix.

]]> By: Sheltie http://www.ncnblog.com/2007/02/15/television-is-boring/comment-page-1/#comment-741 Sheltie Fri, 16 Feb 2007 05:28:34 +0000 http://www.ncnblog.com/2007/02/15/television-is-boring/#comment-741 I haven't had a tv for 5 years. Decided then that it was a huge waste of time for low IQ programming. Anyway, I haven't missed it once. I haven’t had a tv for 5 years. Decided then that it was a huge waste of time for low IQ programming. Anyway, I haven’t missed it once.

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