Posted on 03/26/2014 5:34:58 PM PDT by Star Traveler
A new report suggests bigger isn’t better, when it comes to watching television programming. Deloitte found that Millennials rather watch movies and television shows on computers, smartphones, and tablets. These details were recently published in the firm’s annual Digital Democracy Survey.
Those between the ages of 14 and 24 only watch TV shows on an actual television set 44 percent of the time. Thirty-two percent of the time, TV shows are consumed on a desktop or laptop. Smartphones and tablets make up another 16 percent, while gaming devices are used 8 percent.
This is the first time computers, smartphones, and tablets have eclipsed televisions for any segment of the population, according to Gerald Belson, vice chairman of the firm’s U.S. media and entertainment practice, who spoke to Re/Code.
Not surprisingly, television use increases, the older the age group.
Those aged 25-30, for example, watch TV shows on a television set 53 percent of the time. This compares to 70 percent for Generation Xers (aged 31-47), 88 percent for Baby Boomers (aged 48-66), and 92 percent for those aged 67 and older.
Belson notes “The fact that we have some demographics watching television, but not on TV, is significant.”
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I read about that too. I am glad you're better, but I never thought you were a real zombie.
I am more likely to chew on the cable than those numbers.
In terms of people and not households, it’s 238 MILLION PEOPLE ...
There is no better experience than watching TV programs on a big screen TV.
I can get the TV programs through desktops and laptops and even a smartphone, but, I always “rebroadcast” that signal via an HDMI connection to the TV, or through Chromecast. No tiny screens for me. And yes, even my desktop’s 24 inch monitor seems small to me.
Here’s one for you ... LOL ...
German Woman, Dead Six Months ... Found in Front of TV
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3137777/posts
BERLIN (Reuters) - The corpse of a 66-year-old German woman who died more than six months ago was found in her apartment, in front of a television set that was still on, the Frankfurter Neue Presse newspaper reported on Tuesday.
The woman, in the town of Oberursel near Frankfurt, died of natural causes in a nightgown while watching TV. There was a program guide from September nearby, the newspaper said, describing the body as “partially mummified”.
Imagine being a member of her family if she had any. How could you miss 6 months of family activities? I talk to my family every week at least.
I watch virtually everything on my ipad mini. And I’m no millenial!
Same here. I haven’t watched tv for about 10 years. I get all my news/entertainment from the internet
Two years ago, we decided that since we weren’t watching that much TV that we would cancel our cable. (No regrets, believe me)
Kid was 15 years old at the time. It took him 2 weeks to notice.
(For those of a certain age - how long would it have taken you to notice your parents had cancelled their TV connection? In my case, it would have been about 5 minutes)
The xfinity app doesn’t support airPlay.
Incentive: Add up the cost of a cellphone with a data plan and your landline phone and the cable & internet bill then x it by 5 years.... shocking! I estimated mine at $12 to 15 thousand! I coulda bought a new car or used it as a down payment on a house!
You will then cut the cable tv and ditch the landline and get the internet only then the get T-Mobile $30 plan with 5gb 4g data that slows to 3g afterwards if used up before the month is over. You get only 100 mins but you can get the google voice app to use your data for phone calls.
Uses 1mb to 3mb for one minute of calling.
http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-plans
$35 + $45 (includes tax)= $80 a month and you have phone and internet and tv (need wifi enable tv with multiple wifi and hdmi ports)
Go here among other sites for many shows. http://watchseries.lt
Did you do the AirPlay first, and then go to the app?
TVs been boring for decades. You can count the good shows on a single hand. I love the internet and the ability to delve deeper into a subject. TV is so passive, plus I think it works to desensitize you.
Compare Dick Van Dyke Show with Seinfeld. It just gets worse year after year. TV is for dummies.
They are very, very, worried about the future. To the point they are lobbying hard to have commercials required by law to be in all media.
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