Is it snobby of me to not want it in my bedroom?

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DP wants us to have a TV in the bedroom.

We already have a massive TV in the living room, when actually when I lived alone, I never had one in the first place (would just stream films if in the mood for watching something).

I told him it just didn't sit right with me, a TV in the bedroom, and he said I was being a snob.

But I'm right aren't I?

Can anyone help me pinpoint why exactly it feels wrong? It just does to me, anyway!

Have you got a telly in your bedroom?

Not snobby.

Compromise by getting a projector perhaps? Not as intrusive and cheaper than a tv with the bonus of being portable (open air movies on a sheet?) plus larger or smaller screen size depending on where it is situated.

I'm with you. I wouldn't want a tv in the bedroom. I go there to relax and sleep. If I want to watch tv, I can do it in the lounge. Plus, it looks sort of tacky to be honest.

I love watching tv in bed. Dh and I are box set addicts and start off watching on the sofa but for some reason I always fall asleep. So we go to bed to watch tv where I stay awake. No idea why!

I think people who use the word "common" are pretentious twats to be honest.

I assume that TVs in hotel rooms are a no-no too if you don't like TVs in bedrooms

I’m not bothered if they’re there or not, I just don’t switch them on! I can’t remember ever using a TV in a hotel room. If I stay in a hotel we’re usually out for dinner/drinks then home to bed, and up and out early in the morning. When I used to stay in them for work purposes I generally sat in the hotel bar working on my laptop.
I’m not snobby about it though, I’m just not that interested in TV.

. Plus, it looks sort of tacky to be honest.

We have our tv built into our wardrobe so just hide away when we're not watching it.

Huge tv's are meant to be common aren't they?

No telly for me in the bedroom.

I don’t watch a lot of telly, having one in the bedroom would attract more dust.

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assume that TVs in hotel rooms are a no-no too if you don't like TVs in bedrooms

I don’t care. I don’t think I’ve ever used one when staying in a hotel / in bed but the mere presence of a switched off tv doesn’t disturb me .

Plus, it looks sort of tacky to be honest.

I honestly wouldn’t care about that.

1. most visitors wouldn’t see our bedroom. 2. Those who do are free to think whatever they want to think. If I were to want to a tv in my bedroom then that’s that...

Btw, I’ve actually just talked to DH about getting a small one for DD1 on Saturday and Sunday mornings. We could all stay in bed, feed the baby, she could watch some cartoons.

It actually does sound great.

And if enjoying lie-ins makes us tacky? Well, so be it

I went through a period of illness lasting several years where I had to lie down a great deal. Before that I had never had a TV in the bedroom but my DH got one as it was just not possible for me to lie down comfortably in the living room and he knew how much I enjoyed films & dramas (at a time when there was little that was pleasurable in life). That was over 10 years ago and of course the TV in the bedroom has remained. It's also useful in a large family when not everyone wants to watch the same thing - many a time the kids have all been watching a film in which I have no interest in the living room and I am able to retreat to my bedroom to watch something different.

I've never had a TV in my bedroom. It just feels wrong and intrusive and it's nice to escape bloody screens wherever possible.

I wouldn't be without a TV in the bedroom, i like going to bed early and watching a film or boxset.

We have 4 TV's in our 3bed and it certainly does not stop us from interacting with eachother...

You could always cover the hotel TV with a cloth or something if it's going to keep you awake.

We started with a TV in the bedroom when we had a massive house and a massive bedroom. The house was too big for just us, so we'd switch the heating off (expensive oil heating!) and decamp to the bedroom, warming just that room up (had an en-suite so didn't need to move much!). But I compromised and hacked a set of drawers in which to keep it. We took off the top and added hinges, then removed the drawer bottoms which meant the TV could be stored in there at the end of the bed, never to be on show. Just lifted the TV out when we wanted to watch it.

We have a tiny, teeny house now and still have the TV in the bedroom (not in the drawers, there's no room for frivolity!) but it's never switched on - just sits there in the corner like a big black hole...

I wouldn't ever want a tv in the bedroom. But dh would love one, I just don't see the need for one at all.

Redpony

But why....? I’m assuming you’re 3 maybe 4 people. And you actually use 4 TVs.
Do you just watch a lot of tv or idk. Is this for... work?

I've never had a TV in the bedroom! I don't think it's snobby at all. It is helpful to keep the bedroom as a place for sleep and intimacy. Also, I've found that TV makes me sleep badly so I try and have quiet time before I go to bed which usually means carting my boys back to their bedrooms multiple times (why are 1.5yolds so difficult!) But I would agree, you do not need a TV in your bedroom!

I do think things change as the DC get older. Now the boys are teens there's very little we watch as a family, if anything.

It's nice to retreat to the bedroom in peace, relax on the bed and watch something only you want to watch. Maybe even have a glass of .

I live in a country where every house you rent has a huge TV in every bedroom, which is more space taken up by something never used that could be better for something else.
Phones/laptops/screens in general are all banned from our bedroom too.

As for TVs in hotel rooms, I just never turn them on.

Can't stand TVs in a bedroom myself, but each to their own. Again, it's not snobby not to want one (unless you think they're "common" !!!!) but personal preference.

It's not snobby to not want one, however I do have one.

It is essential to me, the massive 50 inch TV downstairs in our house seems to have some sport on most of the time. We have Sky and a Smart TV upstairs too which means I can retreat to the bedroom to watch my preferred rubbish TV rather than endless dismal sports.

Before anyone asks, I am not banished upstairs, I am a morning person so prefer to be in bed earlier.

One thing I do insist on though, is switching the upstairs TV off when I want it off, if I want to sleep DH cannot come upstairs and watch the TV, he has to stay downstairs.

Works for us.

I refuse to gave a tv in the bedroom. In my mind there is only two things to be done in a bedroom but neither of these involve watching tv!

I do ironing in the bedroom. I even wrapped the Christmas presents in there. I didn't know there were bedroom activity rules.

I am going up there in a minute to put my make up on and dry my hair.

No idea if it’s snobby but for me bedroom is for sex & sleeping - I don’t want my bedroom cluttered as it’s a bit of a sanctuary

I have a TV in my bedroom, I didn't want one at first but DP said if i didn't like it after a week we can move it to another room. I actually enjoy having it, we usually watch a few episodes of something or a movie then put the music channels on to fall asleep to. And it definitely doesn't get in the way of me spending time with my DP. It's each to their own though, if it's not for you then it's just not for you - don't let him make the decision by himself maybe do what I did and have a trail run