Life without a TV

With the internet, I don't think TV is necessary anymore. Internet is a necessity! Internet has replaced TV. We can't leave without tv. We can get news, anything with internet. TV shows are available from streaming. I am going to cut my tv this coming year after my contract ended. I already hook up my laptop with the TV. Start watching tv thtough the internet. News, if you are busy, turn on the radio. During working hours, I listen to radio online. When I am driving, I can listen to radio. TV nowdays is just interested for the TV series. Other than that, there is nothing. For movie, we can download it.

Hi mayka! We have become so addicted to watching TV that sometimes we just can not think how could be life without TV. However, it is always better to skip TV for few days for a change. Most of the TV shows are irritating (talking about general entertainment Hindi channels) and one feels after seeing that one has wasted his/her time. News is also disgusting with so many breaks thrown in in between. I watch TV selectively. Few days ago I was on tour to Kerala for more than a week. I did not watch TV at all and did not even checked the newspaper. I might have missed some important news/events but it was a refreshing change. Have a great day!

You may wonder if I say, I am quite happy if the tv is not working at home. I can enjoy the silence. It is really ridiculous to shout and make the works fast when we need to go any place. Kids will keep on watching the tv and finally I ending up switching off the tv forcefully. I can enjoy when there is no work, usually this happens rarely. I really don’t like any noise when I am in hurry for anything. When we shift our house, we too get 2-3 peaceful days without the tv. It is just our thinking we can’t live without tv or such kinds of gadgets. I think life will be more peaceful and enjoyable without these gadgets.

We just now have television again after about five months without it. While we were sans television, I generally followed the news online and on the radio (via Public Radio). Yesterday, we had our new (used) television set up and are now again tethered to the television. I like having the background noise while I work, but I will say that I did not really miss it during our hiatus from it.

It is just nice be able to live a life without TV for a few more days, there are too much distraction and junk programs broad-casted into our small home screen anyway, it won't harm much even if you would to live through your life without it for month. It is such a blessing for you not to have TV for so many days.

I seldom watch TV because I do not have a TV in my house neither. But I do think TV is important thing in family. My neighbour has a TV, and in weekend the whole family will gather around and watch TV together. They judge the actors, they judge the plot, and they laugh together. This makes the family really warm. Sometime I go together with them, that's really fun time, although it is kind of time waste. Talking about wasting time, I do think watching TV occupy too much time, especially when you are attracted to a TV play. You want to know the result and keep sitting in front the TV. That will cost a lot of time. I think some channel worth watching, such as news channnel, travelling channel and so on. This makes us connected with outside world. In a word, I think TV is important to family, but as adult, we should have self-control power to prevent TV addiction, right?

Yes, there is nothing good to hear from news these days. Actually our TV seems to be a display at home for a very long time since kids are not fond of watching tv series- rather than checking the net. So, we seldom use or open our TV set- unless my kids wants to watch a movie or when they buy a new DVD to watch.

Nora beti The charm of tv is gone, many channels you can't watch with your kids, grandkids, in 1973 here we had only one channel by Sambalpur Doordarsan, black and white transmission, just one hour 7-8pm; but in my home you can see 50 to 60 persons, more on Wednesdays; because of 'CHTRAHAR' ; the Hindi songs Buy a big flat tv and enjoy

Ohhh God I can imagine I leave without TV. I feel sad if no watch TV or my interesting show I think I cant live without TV for single day but if no option then we can do anything. I think no one can live for more days without cell phone, TV, Computer etc.

would be fine. I love those days when WAS so happy on the road with my friends playing all the time. Now I AM NOT able to see a single boy.

yes, i would like to spend my time without TV for few days. I don't think we can live without entertainment for more days. We got habituated to this life style. so we feel like frog in a well.

Try to feel this as another life style, maybe you will enjoy it. I alway believe life can give us many feelings,emotions,and thoughts.Enjoy your day mayka!

i have the same experience too when first i don,t see the TV i feel alone,cause TV is just like friend in home. day after day i accustomed don,t see TV anymore.but in the weekend at i came to home usually i saw the TV,especially News cause i don,t know the latest News in this day

I think i would be ok if cut off from tv watching,because in these days there seem less programs and shows deserved to watch.But without any informations coming in,it sounds like be isolated completely that i want to say no,though there are lots bad news all around us,i am still interested in what happened lately outside in the world.

When I first moved out of my parents house I didn't have a telly. I wouldn't mind doing without the telly, would get a lot more done and do more different things as it is very easy to veg in front of the telly. I have telly on alot for background noise like the radio, but wouldn't miss it if it was gone for a while. Not sure what the children would think of having no telly

Mayka, it had been a few months that i rarely watch television since the transmitter is not working well. In fact, since we have the internet connection, we spend most of our time on the computer. We only switched on the television when we want to watch the DVD. For us, the computer seems more important than the television. Because any news that we are interested to know, can be found through the internet.

I really could not live without television...because I lived with it...I remember one time when our tv set got broken, and not money to fix it...we were living so silent and everything else were so terrible silent...we used to sleep after dinner at around 7pm....

No problems for me life without a TV,sometimes i spend my day without TV if i got bored with the channel TV,always commercial break and bad news makes me bored.

Hi mayka123, me too. I lived without a television at home. This is also to prevent too much time spent on television. Once you have a television at home, you would tend to sit there and chase after movies and dramas. Sometimes even neglect certain things to be done at home. For us, we can read up the news on internet when we are at work. So, that's why we prefer not to install any television at home. Besides, my husband and i are working most of the time, so by night time when we return home would be late. Hence, it is better to spend some time together, or do some reading before going to bed. That would be much more meaningful instead. =)

Well, I'm not really a TV type of guy, I'm more of a computer and internet guy! haha So for me, it doesn't make a difference whether I watch TV or not, anyway I can watch and read news online. The only problem with me is I don't walk outside that that much and I'm starting to feel something different with my eyesight. Makes me really worry. _