Do you still watch TV?

AnonoBoy · 04-07-2012 03:20PM

af_thefragile wrote: »

The only thing I watch on TV is Top Gear (when its on)

When isn't it on?

They've been repeating that so much I wouldn't be surprised to turn it on one day and see the smug pr*ck Clarkson in a Ford Model T.

Kolido · 04-07-2012 03:26PM

Nothingbetter2d wrote: »

no it seems to work well in other countries... granted 70mb/s will probably not be realistic but even if we get 50mb/s out of the 70mb/s its still way better than eircom's antique infrastructure

RUCKING FETARD wrote: »

But in reality you'll be lucky to get......5mb, same as the advertised 21mb we have now might get you 1mb.....and all perfectly legal.

Guys you may need to check the correct wording. Broadband is usually advertised in MegaBits which is 8 times less than a MegaByte.
Theoretically a 10MegaBit broadband will have a mx download speed of 1.25MegaBytes.

I rarely watch tv myself as most tv here is in forreign. If I download a tv show or movie I would watch it on the tv htrough usb.
As for people saying there is nothing on tv anymore, I would disagree with this. I think people's focus has changed and they would rather be online nowadays, probably watching the same things that are on tv. I'm sure you would still be watching tv if you had no internet access.

AnonoBoy · 04-07-2012 03:34PM

Here's a TV schedule for RTE Network 2 from 1991 for those saying there's nothing on TV anymore:

http://tvlistings.thetvroomplus.com/listing-804.html

Back then they started at 2.30 in the afternoon and finished at 11.30 at night.

Pushtrak · 04-07-2012 03:36PM

Kolido wrote: »

As for people saying there is nothing on tv anymore, I would disagree with this. I think people's focus has changed and they would rather be online nowadays, probably watching the same things that are on tv. I'm sure you would still be watching tv if you had no internet access.

I think most people are answering in terms of TV shows, not literally watching it through a TV set, as it is talking in reference of "worth watching" or "not worth watching". I'd say more watch tv shows than tv in the old standard method.

Dangerous Man · 04-07-2012 03:38PM

The gf is still a telly fiend so I watch it with her after work but I'm not really a TV person at all. I like to watch sports and some shows but if I lived alone I likely wouldn't own a television.

Watching TV in North America is pretty tough going to be honest - it's just a near-constant barrage of horrible adverts from ambulance-chasing lawyers, Budweiser, and pharmaceutical and auto companies. They advertise in the middle of shows too which is absolutely infuriating. Channels like AMC (which is a movie channel) are pretty much unbearable. They employ the most cynical tactics imaginable such as jacking up the volume during ad breaks (I know that's common in Ireland too,) advertising during a movie, and worst of all, they'll stagger the ads so that the longer you watch the movie, and more involved in it you become, the more ads they'll hit you with. Stuff like this makes TV unwatchable, in my opinion...

af_thefragile · 04-07-2012 03:39PM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

When isn't it on?

They've been repeating that so much I wouldn't be surprised to turn it on one day and see the smug pr*ck Clarkson in a Ford Model T.

I must add only the new episodes.

The old ones I ither have on my pc or can watch on the internet! Same for QI, almost all episodes are on youtube. No need for Dave then!

JohnMarston · 04-07-2012 03:41PM

Netflix is on my ps3 attached to the TV. I use my laptop to watch the series' netflix ireland doesnt have, which, surprise-surprise, is a lot.

I'd probably end up hurling the tv out the window if i was reduced to watching shoddy programming on rte

af_thefragile · 04-07-2012 03:43PM

^Netflix Ireland is awful. There's barely any movies on it that I'ld want to watch...

Again, bring back megavideo!!

Kolido · 04-07-2012 03:44PM

Pushtrak wrote: »

I think most people are answering in terms of TV shows, not literally watching it through a TV set, as it is talking in reference of "worth watching" or "not worth watching". I'd say more watch tv shows than tv in the old standard method.

Yea I see what you mean. Sorry I must have phrased my point wrong

What I mean to say is that more people would be watching tv if they had nothing else to do (ie internet). I don't think the quality of tv shows has changed that drastically in the last 10 years.

ScumLord · 04-07-2012 03:50PM

af_thefragile wrote: »

^Netflix Ireland is awful. There's barely any movies on it that I'ld want to watch...

Again, bring back megavideo!!

Why? The alternatives are just as good if not better.

04-07-2012 03:53PM

NegativeCreep wrote: »

Why do people use broadband that comes with a limit. I didn't even realise people had limits on their broadband until a few days ago when my friend was on about it.
It makes no sense to me? :L

Some people have no choice for instance the only broadband option in my home house in the country is wireless broadband from one of the mobile phone networks which is always capped at 10 or 15GBs per month depending on the deal.

Nothingbetter2d · 04-07-2012 03:56PM

af_thefragile wrote: »

^Netflix Ireland is awful. There's barely any movies on it that I'ld want to watch...

Again, bring back megavideo!!

i agree.. i had netflix for the trial month and watch most of the movies on it... the rest where ones ive already seen or just not interested in seeing. i didnt resub.

Snakeblood · 04-07-2012 04:00PM

Nothingbetter2d wrote: »

i agree.. i had netflix for the trial month and watch most of the movies on it... the rest where ones ive already seen or just not interested in seeing. i didnt resub.

use Playmo.tv, It switches your DNS to US, you see all the US content.

I still have Sky but I don't want it. Wife. WIIIFE. :mad:

Nothingbetter2d · 04-07-2012 04:03PM

Snakeblood wrote: »

use Playmo.tv, It switches your DNS to US, you see all the US content.

I still have Sky but I don't want it. Wife. WIIIFE. :mad:

i dont have sky either... i have a freesat (old sky dish) and saor view setup on my pc (Hauppage HVR 4000 ftw) it does the job.

i can't see the point in paying sky €60 a month for a few extra channels that run the same 4 tv shows over n over each day. ie discovery and sky one/two/atlantic

Crooked Jack · 04-07-2012 04:10PM

I use the actual television for watching DVDs and gaming but I rarely if ever watch TV any more. It is a constant disappointment. An endless stream of reality shows peppered every few minutes with interminable adverts. Arses to that. I dont have decent internet so I rely on LoveFilm and the video store for my televisual kicks

Snakeblood · 04-07-2012 04:13PM

Nothingbetter2d wrote: »

i dont have sky either... i have a freesat (old sky dish) and saor view setup on my pc (Hauppage HVR 4000 ftw) it does the job.

i can't see the point in paying sky €60 a month for a few extra channels that run the same 4 tv shows over n over each day. ie discovery and sky one/two/atlantic

Agree totally. I have a 50 inch tv and appletv which has netflix, youtuve, streaming and all that business. It meets my needs. Sky is utterly useless. Apart from sky Sports, but if I'm not in the pub for a match, I can just stream it from one of the streaming sites.

My wife wants to watch programs at the time they are on, and will not accept the substitute of downloading everythign and watching it whenever the fuck we like.

romanm · 04-07-2012 04:18PM

I personally stopped watching TV 5-7 years ago. Whenever I stay in the hotel just for a fum I switch between the channels.It's a rubbish,I rather spend the time on internet.

Temptamperu · 04-07-2012 04:32PM

Went off TV living in holland, now i just download what i want and suffer no adverts.

04-07-2012 04:42PM

Nothingbetter2d wrote: »

i can't see the point in paying sky €60 a month for a few extra channels that run the same 4 tv shows over n over each day. ie discovery and sky one/two/atlantic

Our sky bill is 91 euro per month :pac:

04-07-2012 04:44PM

No i dont, i must unsubscribe. Oh wait i cant .

Tabnabs · 04-07-2012 04:48PM

I'd be lost without BBC4

Stiffler2 · 04-07-2012 04:49PM

I only watch the adult channels after 10pm IF my broadband is down

otherwise No

Paully D · 04-07-2012 05:03PM

Very rarely.

I mostly just used to watch sports, but I subscribed to a streaming site a couple of years ago that gives me a years access to Sky Sports, ESPN, Setanta etc plus all the 3pm kick-offs on Saturday for less than the price of one months Sky subscription. They also show boxing, golf, tennis etc so most of my viewing is done on there through the laptop. I also generally watch TV shows on the internet too.

It all changed when I got the internet to be honest. I went from watching TV a lot to virtually none at all.

C14N · 04-07-2012 05:07PM

I like the medium but I couldn't follow any current TV shows by watching them every week. I really just don't want to invest time and effort into a new show that mightn't even turn out to be any good. The only thing that I watch the latest episodes of is South Park but that only seems to be on for about 30% of the year. The odd time I might watch Graham Norton or sometimes my brother will have recorded The Simpsons or Futurama and I'll watch that.

I do watch Bluray/DVD box sets a fair bit. I've finished the Sopranos a while back, got one season of 24 under my belt, one season of Mad Men and I have the complete Monty Python's Flying Circus to get through. When I finish them there are plenty more dirt cheap ones to buy on Amazon.

I don't download because my broadband is just too slow, I'd rather get it in HD where possible, I like having a collection and I don't mind paying. I wouldn't stream them because I just don't want to watch extended videos on my computer screen, I'll take the couch with a bag of microwave popcorn any day.

I honestly think Youtube has contributed to this. I'm subbed to plenty of channels on the site and they keep me busy enough that I don't have to flip through channels ever again.

ejmaztec · 04-07-2012 05:13PM

I don't that anyone in their right mind is going to wait months and months to see Dexter with ad-breaks, for example.

Biggins · 04-07-2012 05:16PM

Basic stations free on the net/PC - example: http://www.filmon.com/#BBC-One
(Legit site)
What more do you want!

04-07-2012 05:20PM

Biggins wrote: »

Basic stations free on the net/PC - example: http://www.filmon.com/#BBC-One

What more do you want!

Sky sports HD, which you are 100% sure is going to work flawlessly for any match you sit down to watch unlike crap streams that always fail is one example.

Pushtrak · 04-07-2012 05:21PM

ejmaztec wrote: »

I don't that anyone in their right mind is going to wait months and months to see Dexter with ad-breaks, for example.

I wait months, but not the months others do, but that is on account of waiting till the season of a show is done, and watch it at one go, rather than week by week.. And without ad breaks too. Couldn't wait the extra months, and then having ads. Not a whole lot of shows I'd actually watch on a week to week basis.

PickledLime · 04-07-2012 05:22PM

There's been no TV signal coming into my house for the last 10 months and my only regret is that i didn't get rid of it sooner.

There's a whole world of far more interesting stuff to get absorbed in, and i'm not hearing about how the latest person evicted from Big Brother used to work in a chip shop and have just sold the rights to their life 'story' for a million quid, or something.

Helix · 04-07-2012 05:25PM

havent watched tv in pretty much 3 years since i moved over here. not bothered paying for cable and there's no FTA stuff, so instead i just stream or download what i want to watch

Do you still watch TV?

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