TV in bedroom?

jacksie66

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There's two things to do in a bed, and watching TV is not one!

Alf Veedersane

Yes.

Get it out of the room.

Or turn it into a games room and make a more tranquil room the bedroom.

Hanley

bubblypop wrote: »

There's two things to do in a bed, and watching TV is not one!

Sleeping and ...?

...cos everyone knows hopping on the good foot to do the bad thing is better in the kitchen. Makes post coital munchies A LOT easier.

...unless you've a fridge in your bedroom, but since we're ruling out appliances in the bedroom.

link_2007

Hanley wrote: »

Sleeping and ...?

...cos everyone knows hopping on the good foot to do the bad thing is better in the kitchen. Makes post coital munchies A LOT easier.

...unless you've a fridge in your bedroom, but since we're ruling out appliances in the bedroom.

I'll try anything once.

Alf Veedersane

Hanley wrote: »

...cos everyone knows hopping on the good foot to do the bad thing is better in the kitchen. Makes post coital munchies A LOT easier.

But the scrubbing of the surfaces and the cold floor tiles!!!11!

But...no tv.

Hunter gatherer

The bedroom should be a non television zone if you want to improve your sleep. Winding down is important and reading a book is preferable to that. The light emitted from a tv or laptop are meant to keep your brain too alert or active I heard.

nice_guy80

Most electronic devices emit a low noise when plugged in.

There are definitely studies which show no electronic devices in a bedroom aid sleep quality

shamrock55

Ive had a tv in my room for years and i now NEED the tv to be on in order to fall asleep

Hunter gatherer

shamrock55 wrote: »

Ive had a tv in my room for years and i now NEED the tv to be on in order to fall asleep

Just a habit you have developed that you may have to unlearn.

FF7 7777

Flux for windows and Twilight for android and you be grand. Have TV, PC, Playstation, Printer the whole lot in the room, not a loss.

Plug out all when going to sleep.

Hunter gatherer

Everybody is different. If it affects your sleep then get rid of it.

Zombienosh

FF7 7777 wrote: »

Flux for windows and Twilight for android and you be grand. Have TV, PC, Playstation, Printer the whole lot in the room, not a loss.

Plug out all when going to sleep.

I use flux and twilight all the time, can't imagine not using them at this stage and i have noticed a difference since using them,.

Caliden

Get rid of it. Having it there makes your brain associate activity with lying in bed.

I've stopped using my phone in bed fore going to sleep and read a book instead. I even use the twilight app but found it was taking 15-20 minutes before I felt tired.

Alf Veedersane

Caliden wrote: »

Having it there makes your brain associate activity with lying in bed.

Giggity.

Hunter gatherer

One of the most simple but important reasons technology affects our sleep is cognitive stimulation.

As your brain revs up, its electrical activity increases and neurons start to race -- the exact opposite of what should be happening before sleep. A second reason has to do with your body: The physical act of responding to a video game makes your body tense. As you get stressed, your body can go into a “fight or flight” response, and as a result, cortisol, a stress hormone produced by the adrenal gland, is released, creating a situation hardly conducive to sleep.


That “glow” from electronics is also at work against quality shuteye. The small amounts of light from these devices pass through the retina into a part of the hypothalamus (the area of the brain that controls several sleep activities) and delay the release of the sleep-inducing hormone, melatonin.

All together, our wired way of winding down at night means we’re sleeping less and less.



Took this from an article I read. Not my words.

Mathrew

I have a tv in my room, but I barely turn it on, I usually watch tv at our living room, does it sound weird?

Hunter gatherer

Not weird at all. A television in the bedroom is nice to have if you have people staying over. Hotel rooms have televisions. Having them and using them are different things. Up to you if you want to have a good sleep or not. Some people have to have it on to fall asleep and use a timer to make sure it turns off once they nod off.

fungie

I have a tv in my bedroom which I use alot, no problem with sleep.

Cponk

Used to have a tv in the bedroom but when we moved house I absolutely refused to have a tv in the bedroom. He watched tv late into the night and I couldn't sleep then when I did, would wake up in the wee hours with it still on cause he fell asleep. Got frustrating. Much calmer and more relaxing to read

Hunter gatherer

Reading is one of the recommended things to do before sleep in order to 'wind down'.

shamrock55

Having the tv on actually gets me to sleep, it took herself awhile to get used to it but she goes to sleep like turning off a switch anyway, if i go anywhere or sleep anywhere where there is no tv i really struggle to get to sleep

ShadowHearth

I have 42inch TV in my bedroom with ps4 and xbox one. Planing on adding a high end gaming pc there too.

I don't really have any issues with sleep due to electronics and I got them in my bedroom for the last 20 years.
I know it's not healthy, but it effects everyone differently.

Gummy Panda

I don't find it an issue if I turn off all electronics and try wind down an hour before bed. I do hate falling asleep while watching tv. It feels so good at the time but I wake up during the night tired and pissed off

Dial Hard

Hate a tv in the bedroom. There's a lot of research out there that basically says your bed should be used for sleeping and sex only, and doing anything else in it just disassociates the restfulness aspect of it in your brain.

kerry4sam

jacksie66 wrote: »

Hi all. Just curious. How many of you have a tv in your bedroom? I splashed out a few months ago on a big flatscreen but I'm thinking of getting rid. I don't seem to sleep as well as I used to before I got this thing in.
Does having a tv and ps3 etc. in your bedroom affect sleep?

Jeepers that seems a tad too big for a bedroom no?

Anywhoo I have one in mine, but seldom watch it.
I like either music or I'd throw on a dvd on my laptop to fall asleep. Funnily though, lastnight I slept with no background noise & no light emitting from the laptop screen and had one sound sleep with no interruptions.

Hope that helps,
kerry4sam