FabSwingers.com forum: Could you live without TV

By *ove2pleaseseuk OP Man
over a year ago

Hastings

If you still had music

For me I could Vidio kild the radio but will TV kill Music

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

"If you still had music

For me I could Video killed the radio but will TV kill Music "

No and yes I could live with out a television

Its mostly crap anyway

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It’s be strange to begin with, but then, like all things we choose to cut out of our lives, I’d get used to it. I wouldn’t miss it after a while.

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By *hil most chillMan
over a year ago

South East & Europe

TV is crap, I rarely watch it anyway

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By *lutForYou69Woman
over a year ago

Bristol

I could live without live tv

90% of the time I watch stuff on Sky box sets or Netflix etc or catch up

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By *melia DominaTV/TS
over a year ago

Edinburgh (She/Her)

I don't know. It has its uses and moments...

I enjoy recording topics of interest including concerts from sky arts.

Concerts I would never have seen in my lifetime.

TV has alot. I mean Alot of tripe on it. But movies and music save the box...

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

"It would be strange to begin with, but then, like all things we choose to cut out of our lives, I’d get used to it. I wouldn’t miss it after a while. "
yes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A physical TV, no. Can't be without it!

But, if you mean the shite the networks put out then I do anyway!

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

I've only recently started turning my television on.

That was originally to watch Christmas films, but, as I flicked, I came across quiz shows and watched some of them.

This evening I stopped on an episode of DIY SOS, which had me in tears.

I could easily live without television or music, but sometimes it adds a little joy to my life.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I couldn’t live without it!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No TV? Where would all my furniture be pointed at?

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

"I couldn’t live without it!!"

You could

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No. I’m a massive NUFC and boxing fan and it’s not possible to go to games and fights all the time so need a TV. Plus we love watching a good Netflix series together

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

Definitely

I rarely watch tv

music feeds my soul

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Went without a TV for years. Wasn't bothered by its absence.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

100% could live without tv. If we had no tv would result in much more social gatherings

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"No TV? Where would all my furniture be pointed at? "

It would be facing each other... As if you have to talk to people

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By *lutForYou69Woman
over a year ago

Bristol

"No TV? Where would all my furniture be pointed at?

It would be facing each other... As if you have to talk to people

That’s a horrifying thought

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

For the right person I maybe able to

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

"Definitely

I rarely watch tv

music feeds my soul

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"No TV? Where would all my furniture be pointed at?

It would be facing each other... As if you have to talk to people

I just died a little inside.

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By *orace99Man
over a year ago

York

Hardly ever watch it anyway so wouldnt miss it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I watch less and less now , the tv is on but it’s just background noise,

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

I could, would I want to, absolutely not.

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By *amie HantsWoman
over a year ago

Atlantis

"I could, would I want to, absolutely not. "

Definitely this

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By *ucka39Man
over a year ago

Newcastle

Yes because I could watch everything on my phone

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

"Yes because I could watch everything on my phone

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"If you still had music

For me I could Vidio kild the radio but will TV kill Music "

Went on holiday in May…. Came home, still haven’t watched the Casualty episodes that have been getting recorded since May, poor TV is there for show now, occasionally gets turned on so I can watch a DVD, or Netflix, other than that this person who used to be glued to the TV rarely watches it now. Having said that, I do watch apps on my iPad, does that count?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"No TV? Where would all my furniture be pointed at?

It would be facing each other... As if you have to talk to people

That’s a horrifying thought

It's a story old people used to scare little kids I think

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Could easily live without the actual tv, if I could occasionally use my phone. But given a choice of books, tv or music, tv comes last

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By *mpressive sex75Woman
over a year ago

walsall

Could live without TV - too many repeats. Couldnt live without music

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I learned to live without Jennie TV. She just comes and goes without a by your leave.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No my TV kept cutting off for a few days recently

the silence drove me insane so i went to stay somewhere else

couldn't even play games as the internet was off too

and you need to connect to it these days to play them

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"A physical TV, no. Can't be without it!

But, if you mean the shite the networks put out then I do anyway!"

same here. Got a TV set as need one to watch my tons of DVDs.

Haven't tuned into a network in years

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I learned to live without Jennie TV. She just comes and goes without a by your leave.

Would you like another tv

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I learned to live without Jennie TV. She just comes and goes without a by your leave.

Would you like another tv

I'm a poor lovesick fool. Sigh*

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

"I learned to live without Jennie TV. She just comes and goes without a by your leave.

Would you like another tv

I'm a poor lovesick fool. Sigh*

Oi xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I learned to live without Jennie TV. She just comes and goes without a by your leave.

Would you like another tv

I'm a poor lovesick fool. Sigh*

Oi xx"

Shit, obviously I only have eyes for you.

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

"I learned to live without Jennie TV. She just comes and goes without a by your leave.

Would you like another tv

I'm a poor lovesick fool. Sigh*

Oi xx

Shit, obviously I only have eyes for you.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As long as I have music.. nothing else matters. I rarely watch Tv.. music is my heart and soul

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes, we haven't had a TV licence for years

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I learned to live without Jennie TV. She just comes and goes without a by your leave.

Would you like another tv

I'm a poor lovesick fool. Sigh*

Ha ha lol

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By *aliceWoman
over a year ago

Birmingham

I haven't had tv channels for 3 years and don't miss it at all

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford

No miss emmerdale and corrie!

Remember one of my nans had no television just radio! She never got one even later in life remember sitting listening to the archers x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Definitely. I've not turned my TV on in months now but I always have music on.

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

"No I would miss emmerdale and corrie!

Remember one of my nans had no television just radio! She never got one even later in life remember sitting listening to the archers x"
xxx

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

Yes. I've had years when I had no television. Currently living without it for 3 months. I do love Scandinoir on BBC4, Saturday nights

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By *esthetic21Man
over a year ago

Birmingham/Bristol

Haven't watched TV for years

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Smart TV is good for watching porn 56 inch screen.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Defiantly. As long as I've got music .

"If music be the food of love, then play on"

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By *nto the LouWoman
over a year ago

Preston

Yes, we never really have it on anyway

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By *ack688Man
over a year ago

abruzzo Italy (and UK)

I read far more than watch tv already so I could transition pretty easily I think, and plenty more music too.

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

I already live quite happily without a. television, have done for 10 years.

The wireless is king in my house.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

TV is so Boring I watch porn most of the time

Mandy xxx

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

I probably listen to Planet Rock and Absolute radio more than watch tv so yes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes, tbh maybe watch 30 mins of tv a day. Always have music playing

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes I pretty much do

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By *htcMan
over a year ago

Yes haven't watched TV in around 10 years. I don't miss it one bit. One good thing is no TV licence, the BBC corp can f off with all the letters

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By *uriousscouserWoman
over a year ago

Wirral

I could very happily live without TV as long as I had books. I am not used to having decent telly so it's not a habit to watch it yet.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Netflix, Disney+, and the internet are what we use. Never bother with live broadcasts and hubby has never paid for a TV licence in his life. Every 4 years or so we may get a letter asking if anything has changed but we just go online and tell them no TV license required thank you.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I mainly watch sport on the TV but I’m a big music fan so it’s rare that I don’t have music on in the house and I never leave the house without my headphones

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By *eyond PurityCouple
over a year ago

Lincolnshire

We’ll watch a movie now and again but other than that, the TV collects dust.

We’ve not watched a TV program in years.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Biologically, yes…..but I’d be bored shitless.

Music would do for a bit, but I rarely listen to it for any great length of time.

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By * and M lookingCouple
over a year ago

Worcester

TV is doing just fine at killing itself.

The moment they launched "reality" TV was the start of the nails going into the coffin.

Love the ad where they drop a skip on two of the so called RTV celebs, just a shame it's not real.

Do yes could survive without it.

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By *ollynTwitchCouple
over a year ago

Sible

"Definitely

I rarely watch tv

music feeds my soul

Who would watch TV when with you, I personally wouldn't keep my eyes off you.

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By *luebell888Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

My TV is seldom on. I could quite happily live without it.

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

Live yes but I wouldn't want to.

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By *ikesEmBigMan
over a year ago

Herts

Tbh with how shit tv has been of late. I could probably give it up. But you can't be 65" porn!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I could live without it. I'd rather have music x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Once I've books I'd survive ok.

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By *obyn GravesTV/TS
over a year ago

1127 walnut avenue

I pretty much do .. only time I'll put the TV on is if I have a dvd to watch..

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By *batMan
over a year ago

Alicante, Spain. (Sometimes in Wales)

I often work overseas for up to a month at a time (Well, pre covid I did!)and I don't miss telly at all then.

A guilty pleasure of mine was that I used to watch Coronation Street, but after one extended trip, I decided that rather than catch up with the story, I would simply never ever watch it again and I haven't. I don't miss it and probably spend the saved time reading or mooching about on here!

That said, there are some great TV programmes on and I have no hesitation in watching them if I'm at home.

So to answer the original question.

Could I? Yes.

Will I? No.

Gbat

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

I had no TV for about four years. The only reason that changed was that I got married and my wife wanted one. The only reason I have one now is because Hannah wants one. I don't watch it on my own much. If I was on my own I wouldn't have one. I have much more interesting things to do. Luke

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I lived without TV for over a year without covid. I just need books.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I could live without it. Music and books are incredibly important to me.

However I enjoy a bit of telly, so wouldn’t want to.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I often work overseas for up to a month at a time (Well, pre covid I did!)and I don't miss telly at all then.

That said, there are some great TV programmes on and I have no hesitation in watching them if I'm at home.

So to answer the original question.

Could I? Yes.

Will I? No.

Gbat "

Your house is free for a month at a time?

Where did you say you lived?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I watch telly for the sport and I suppose the actual telly and my satellite subscriptions reflect that. I watch good quality drama and arts programs with documentaries sprinkled in that mix.

As for the rest of the diatribe such as Strictly, I’m a celebrity, naked attraction and other such nonsense they should be assigned to the Mogadon for The Masses station and restricted to 2 hours viewing per day.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I wouldn't like to, no

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By *rangesmartieWoman
over a year ago

Devon

As long as I've got books I could live without TV

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"No TV? Where would all my furniture be pointed at? "

You beat me to it ....one of my favourite quotes from friends ...lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No but only because I'm a huge sports fan you can't watch everything online on a laptop.

Otherwise probably as I rarely watch it now use Netflix etc to watch things that interest me.

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By *ealthy_and_HungMan
over a year ago

Princes Risborough, Luasanne, Alderney

i haven't had a TV for years and years. it's all about making and listening to music for me.

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By *ornucopiaMan
over a year ago

Bexley

I've had longer periods of my life without TV than with. Currently been without for about 15 years.

I have no idea what any celebs look like. Likewise most politicians. Do I care? No.

Television demands attention which I am not prepared to to give it. Some people have it on all the time whether they are watching or not.Often the audio from it is competing with radio or home supplied music at equal volume. I don't stick around with dates who live that existence.

Recently, I gave up seeing someone with a massive bedroom telly playing a Latin American soap series in the original lingo which was discord to my ears and very probably unintelligible to hers. However, the last straw was that while we were on the job she had to look at the screen all the time to read the atrocious sub titles.

Riveting stuff but ,hey, It was switched on so needed watching.

I have always believed that the great viewing public would watch woodlouse racing from Crawley if any TV company were to introduce it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Theoretically yes. Would I want to? No. I want the option to sit and watch something when I want to.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

How many of us use a tv watching normal channels and paying for a tv licences compared to us who use it for streaming ie Amazon prime, Netflix, YouTube etc?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Broadcast TV yes, it's mostly shite. Can I still watch films?

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By *uck-RogersMan
over a year ago

Oakhill

I do live without one. And have done for the past 17 years. The BBC goons have been inside my house and seen that I do not have a t.v. But they still send threatening letters to me to get a license.

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By *ornucopiaMan
over a year ago

Bexley

"I do live without one. And have done for the past 17 years. The BBC goons have been inside my house and seen that I do not have a t.v. But they still send threatening letters to me to get a license.

I readdress the letters back to them, marked 'Unsolicited material'. However, I suspect they go no further back than a bin in the local sorting office. I must ask my postie whether such an arrangement exists.

If they were to give me a free phone number to call, I would be happy to discuss the matter with them at some considerable length. Meanwhile if they want to waste their money (which comes from all the mugs out there) on postage, that is up to them.

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By *ryandseeMan
over a year ago

Yorkshire

I am sure most people could but might take a little longer gir some to adjust than others. In any case most people's phone can be a multimedia device delivering any content you want. All in moderation is my moto and often prefer listening to music than watching TV anyway. Certainly not a big fan of news, again my moto is, if its anything of huge importance will surely hear about it somehow. I rather watch the hairy bikers or Merry Berry baking a chocolate torte.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No I'd miss gold rush football darts and opal hunters yes normal tv not watched in yrs but not my sky channels.

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By *batMan
over a year ago

Alicante, Spain. (Sometimes in Wales)

"Your house is free for a month at a time?

Where did you say you lived?

When I was able to work longer jobs overseas I was living in South Wales. I know live in Southern Spain but have a long list of family and friends who will house sit when international travel fully returns.

Where you offering to house sit or planning on a burglary?

Gbat

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By *etcplCouple
over a year ago

Gapping Fanny

"If you still had music

For me I could Vidio kild the radio but will TV kill Music "

Do you mean without a TV or TV channels?

Most of the music we consume is via youtube, amazon or Spotify through a TV

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By *enny PR9TV/TS
over a year ago

Southport

"I do live without one. And have done for the past 17 years. The BBC goons have been inside my house and seen that I do not have a t.v. But they still send threatening letters to me to get a license.

The law says you need to be covered by a TV Licence to:

1. watch or record programmes as they’re being shown on TV, on any channel

2. watch or stream programmes live on an online TV service (such as ITV Hub, All 4, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video, Now TV, Sky Go, etc.)

download or watch any BBC programmes on BBC iPlayer.

This applies to any device you use, including a TV, desktop computer, laptop, mobile phone, tablet, games console, digital box or DVD/VHS recorder.

I have a visit from the salesmen that work for the BBC licence roughly every 2 years, I simply say 'No thank you' then close the door. So apart from the letter that go straight in the bin, that's it.

There is a guy called Chilljoncarne on youtube that makes videos on this subject that you might find useful.

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