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re: TV Is Dying, And Here Are The Stats That Prove It
Posted on 11/24/13 at 9:03 pm to WikiTiger
Posted on 11/24/13 at 9:03 pm to WikiTiger
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But moreso what happened was that I grew to care less and less about sports, and that has been one of the best things to happen to me in the last 4 years. The reality is that sports are meaningless and whether or not LSU or the Saints win a championship effects my life in an extremely insignificant manner. I have found other hobbies now that get me outdoors and keep me active (hiking, raising chickens, etc.) and I enjoy life a lot more now. I would much rather spend the day on a Saturday tending to my chickens or going on a hike in the hills than to spend it sitting on the couch watching 10 different football games all day. 4 years ago I would have said the opposite.
This is interesting. I went through a similar faze in high school when I went without internet for about 5 months. That was back in the day of dialup.
I never pegged you for raising chickens either.
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Posted on 11/24/13 at 9:11 pm to WikiTiger
quote:Hiking and raising chickens isn't meaningless either? I don't let sports outcomes dictate my life, but watching them for entertainment and being part of a fan base isn't meaningless IMO
But moreso what happened was that I grew to care less and less about sports, and that has been one of the best things to happen to me in the last 4 years. The reality is that sports are meaningless and whether or not LSU or the Saints win a championship effects my life in an extremely insignificant manner. I have found other hobbies now that get me outdoors and keep me active (hiking, raising chickens, etc.) and I enjoy life a lot more now. I would much rather spend the day on a Saturday tending to my chickens or going on a hike in the hills than to spend it sitting on the couch watching 10 different football games all day. 4 years ago I would have said the opposite.
Posted on 11/24/13 at 9:17 pm to ProjectP2294
Depending upon your definition of "TV", I don't think it will die, but as said above, evolve.
I will say that I am a huge movie fan and consider it, at their best, an art form. I also enjoy well written dramas, comedies, documentaries and, within reason, sports. I cannot fricking imagine why or how people enjoy watching any of that on a small screen with shitty sound. To me, it must mean that they are watching it just pass the time.
I will say that I am a huge movie fan and consider it, at their best, an art form. I also enjoy well written dramas, comedies, documentaries and, within reason, sports. I cannot fricking imagine why or how people enjoy watching any of that on a small screen with shitty sound. To me, it must mean that they are watching it just pass the time.
Posted on 11/24/13 at 9:39 pm to WikiTiger
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But moreso what happened was that I grew to care less and less about sports, and that has been one of the best things to happen to me in the last 4 years. The reality is that sports are meaningless and whether or not LSU or the Saints win a championship effects my life in an extremely insignificant manner. I have found other hobbies now that get me outdoors and keep me active (hiking, raising chickens, etc.) and I enjoy life a lot more now. I would much rather spend the day on a Saturday tending to my chickens or going on a hike in the hills than to spend it sitting on the couch watching 10 different football games all day. 4 years ago I would have said the opposite.
This is pretty cool, but you aren't planning on fricking those chickens are you?
I don't approve of chicken fukin.
Posted on 11/25/13 at 5:28 pm to ShubutaMS
Sports...vipbox or firstrow, mirrored to 55" HDTV through appletv via MacBook, CBS games mirrored via cbssports.net, all espn programming and games, watchespn native app via appletv
Posted on 11/25/13 at 7:48 pm to WikiTiger
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I cut the cord about 4 years ago. I don't miss it at all.
I knew it would be hard because I liked to watch a lot of sports before cutting cable. However, I've adapted.
For games that I really care about, I have no problem finding a stream of it online. Sure, the video quality might suck and the image is smaller than it would be watching it on a 50 inch TV, but I still am able to consume the same content. The results of the game are the same whether I watch it in a 10 inch window on my computer monitor versus watching it on an HDTV.
But moreso what happened was that I grew to care less and less about sports, and that has been one of the best things to happen to me in the last 4 years. The reality is that sports are meaningless and whether or not LSU or the Saints win a championship effects my life in an extremely insignificant manner. I have found other hobbies now that get me outdoors and keep me active (hiking, raising chickens, etc.) and I enjoy life a lot more now. I would much rather spend the day on a Saturday tending to my chickens or going on a hike in the hills than to spend it sitting on the couch watching 10 different football games all day. 4 years ago I would have said the opposite.
Doesn't have to either or. Got up Saturday morning here in ATL, loaded up the dogs and drove to a nose work competition in NC, did what we needed to do and came back by halftime of A&M game and watched on DVR on 60" HDTV. I couldn't watch games on my phone, I mean I can on ESPN Watch, but won't. It's nice to stream content to HD and all, but it's pointless to watch games with crappy resolution/clarity when great TVs are so cheap.
Posted on 11/25/13 at 7:57 pm to WikiTiger
I don't see how anyone follows college football. It's too much crap to keep up with. I watch the Saints, and I catch some Pelicans games here and there.
The thing that these cable companies need to learn: if people want your content, they'll get it. Technology is just not in your favor. Give the people your content in a reasonable format at a reasonable price or continue to lose money.
The thing that these cable companies need to learn: if people want your content, they'll get it. Technology is just not in your favor. Give the people your content in a reasonable format at a reasonable price or continue to lose money.
Posted on 11/25/13 at 10:14 pm to Patrick O Rly
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The thing that these cable companies need to learn: if people want your content, they'll get it. Technology is just not in your favor. Give the people your content in a reasonable format at a reasonable price or continue to lose money.
Although that article says that revenue is actually rising because they just raise the prices on the remaining customers. Of course that does seem like a long term viable model. But, on the other hand, even if cable dies I just have a sneaky suspicion that overall prices people pay for what they watch won't. The free market has a way of getting full payment for things that there is a significant demand for.
Posted on 11/25/13 at 10:17 pm to WikiTiger
This thread should be renamed "Cable is dying".
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