When I want to
Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 2:59AM I never watch scheduled TV anymore or listen to the radio. I only ever watch films, TV programmes and listen to music and podcasts when I want to. My mind set has completely changed in the past two years and the thought of having to sit down in front of the TV when a company tells me to feels very strange indeed.
In my car, podcasts and music are played from the iPhone. At home, BBC iPlayer, Netflix and recorded shows from Sky are what we watch and that’s it. My daughter (aged 8) watches The Disney Channel now and again, but even for her, DVDs are her main form of visual entertainment or videos stored in iTunes. My son never watches scheduled TV (he is 11) and prefers his Xbox and rented movies from iTunes or DVDs.
It is scary how quickly we have changed and the fact that my children already see scheduled entertainment as something old fashioned highlights how this medium will go in the future. Nowhere from what I can see.
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Reader Comments (6)
I have PVRs on both TVs and use ICETV on my phone to manage my recordings, with that I almost never watch shows when they are actually aired, but I do record a lot of scheduled TV and just watch it at times that suit me (and skip the adverts)..
Even watching with a 30 min delay is worthwhile so you can skip the adverts..
I'm a huge fan of "on demand," but Pariser's "The Filter Bubble" did make me think whether I am actually missing out as a result, although there are some clear benefits too... If I only watch what i want to watch, how do I ever discover anything new, or increase my world view?
I have to admit I don't watch programmed TV much these days. I tend to watch series when I feel like it on my computer either connected up to the TV or in bed if I'm feeling lazy. But I have moments like last week where I decided to forget about watching films or series because I found I wasn't getting enough sleep... so I read every night. But I do check out the TV guide online sometimes just in case there anything good on. My kids still watch TV. They switch between Disney Channel, Clan and Boing, and they switch everything to VO (I live in Spain but I'm not Spanish.)
HD PVR - we tend to record series and then watch as and when we can.
Yes... I'm also using less live TV. I record a lot of things to watch later. And then there's the lovely multimedia ASUS player I have...
I have an Asus multimedia player Rui... it's called my netbook - lol! (apparently it's the "Seashell" series, that was the clencher for me, I can't wait to try it out on the beach this summer!)