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jammies · 07-30-2008, 10:47 PM

I'll undoubtedly watch this more than most of the other channels currently available. With the sound turned off, of course.

Still, other than sports and movies, why watch TV anyway? You just don't get the entertainment value per hour that makes the investment worthwhile: you can learn more or be told a better story by reading a book; you can find better humour, news, and political commentary on the web; and if your tastes run to mindless entertainment there are hundreds of video games that allow you at least the illusion of participation.

I probably watch maybe two or three hours A YEAR of television outside of the two aforementioned reasons to watch. People say newspapers are dead, I think they will outlast television myself, at least in relevance. HD for TV is like FM was for radio - it's better quality, but the medium itself is being superseded by something else entirely and the gain in quality isn't going to matter in the long run.

07-30-2008, 10:47 PM	#10
jammies Basement Chicken Choker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In a land without pants, or war, or want. But mostly we care about the pants. Exp:	I'll undoubtedly watch this more than most of the other channels currently available. With the sound turned off, of course. Still, other than sports and movies, why watch TV anyway? You just don't get the entertainment value per hour that makes the investment worthwhile: you can learn more or be told a better story by reading a book; you can find better humour, news, and political commentary on the web; and if your tastes run to mindless entertainment there are hundreds of video games that allow you at least the illusion of participation. I probably watch maybe two or three hours A YEAR of television outside of the two aforementioned reasons to watch. People say newspapers are dead, I think they will outlast television myself, at least in relevance. HD for TV is like FM was for radio - it's better quality, but the medium itself is being superseded by something else entirely and the gain in quality isn't going to matter in the long run. __________________ Better educated sadness than oblivious joy.