No tv - this isn't weird?

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I don't have a tv, no single reason but it started off by avoiding tv when at uni

Mostly I get by in conversation by reading digital spy so I can chat about soaps, but I do watch EE, Drs Dr Who and occasional documentaries on catch up.

I have a teenager but he has never been bothered by no tv as he watches Youtube videos and spends free time working or on gaming.

I don't feel this is weird, surely some other folks don't have a tv?

Reason I ask is that TV licensing have visited us and understand we don't have a tv but some people I meet are a bit either because they think we're lying (to avoid fees) or that they don't believe anyone can survive without a live stream tv.

We don't have one either. I watch stuff on the iPad.

What's a TV license?

No TV, but you are watching stuff, just by other means, so what's your point?

Like a TV tax, Cheerful. Pays for the BBC not to have adverts, and hence be commercially impartial.

Having a TV is not at all weird. Does anyone even have a TV at university? Surely there are far more fun things to be doing and no teenagers watch TV these days. Reading about soaps that you don't watch is beyond weird though!

Well my point is that I don't consider not wanting a 'direct feed', that compromises on content, weird.

I'm happy to watch stuff later. Most is fiction, like a moving book, so the only time factor involved is the discussion afterwards.

Sometimes what I think will interest me turns out to be a lot of interesting stuff well padded with crap - you know what I mean - what is advertised as a thoughtful discussion is actually just padded out with 'cut aways', 'mood music', 'views of city/country/blah blah blah', and not actual proper discussion of the issue.

I read soap reviews to keep up conversations with people who have tv, and that's ok, to engage and be part of popular culture.

I do find myself wanting more from documentaries though. I want a documentary that doesn't repeat the first half after the break (in case in the intervening 3 minutes of adverts you forgot what the first half said)

We once didn't have a TV for months, and for several of those months we didn't have internet either. I didn't really like it. Radio 4 probably saved my life.

Well I don't think its weird. Got rid of my tv about 18 months ago and haven't missed it one bit. I was watching so little, it just didn't seem worth having one in my v small living room.

I watch iplayer, itv player and 40D on my laptop. I thought I might mind not watching stuff live, but I quickly got used to it. The only thing I vaguely miss live is the news but then there's no problem keeping up as there are so many news websites.

I've not had any contact from licensing people (yet). I filled in the online form to say I didn't need one.

Some people do seem a bit surprised/intrigued that I don't have an actual tv though. I don't know any friends or family who don't have one.

Not wierd- me either. Just watch catch up on the iPad, phone or laptop and much prefer that I choose what I watch and when I watch without the channel hopping I used to do when I owned one. Also have netflix too.

Did have a visit from liscence person who had a good snoop round to check if I owned any tv's and also seemed to hold out what I presumed was a measuring device for tv airwaves??? It beeped a lot. He then said his goodbyes and said he'd be round to check if I had a tv yet several months later.... About 18 months ago

Not weird. We don't have a television, don't watch iplayer either except for doctor who.

Too many other things to do really, I'd much rather read.

I'd happily get rid of our TV, I love The Walking Dead but could watch that at my sisters, online or on DVD, Dd doesn't really watch TV either, she loves I'm a celeb but as it's often late she watches it on Iplayer the next day anyway, she does have an xbox though, so even if I could get dh to give up TV would still have to pay the license fee for the TV for the console.