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guyjin

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That other thing you use the TV for
« on: October 20, 2008, 12:26:15 PM »
Where do PCEFXers get their TV fix from? Inquiring minds want to know!
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Re: That other thing you use the TV for
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2008, 12:29:23 PM »
Cable (though I rarely watch TV).  Mostly games, or dvd's for me :)

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Re: That other thing you use the TV for
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2008, 12:37:40 PM »
I watch very little TV.  So boring.  I do use the TV for MOVIES, though.  I get those from my PS3 which plays them newfangled Blu-rays.

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Re: That other thing you use the TV for
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2008, 02:20:40 PM »
stationary: Digital Satellite and analog antenna
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Re: That other thing you use the TV for
« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2008, 03:53:53 PM »
In my apartment here in Davis we're doing digital cable, but when I go back to dad's house it's gonna be Directv.

About the only i watch on tv is sports... I'll get NBA league pass and watch a little football.

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Re: That other thing you use the TV for
« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2008, 04:05:24 PM »
I rarely watch TV now -- hell, especially these days, with being in grad school and all.

About the only time I watch TV are for a few sporting events, but 3 out of 4 times I'm watching those through internet streams as well.

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Re: That other thing you use the TV for
« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2008, 04:13:32 PM »
I watch all my TV through a cell phone that has an internet connection. All of it.  There are no landlines out here.
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Re: That other thing you use the TV for
« Reply #7 on: October 20, 2008, 04:29:11 PM »
I have cable TV because, monopolies being what they are, they don't let you have cable internet without it. I very rarely ever watch it though, and when I do its for cartoons or motorsport. Broadcast TV is so terrible I can't stand it. Its amazing people actually subject themselves to that shit.

I do watch TV shows though, usually either downloaded from the internet or from Netflix. I'm a big fan of several BBC shows (Top Gear, Doctor Who, etc). I try to like anime but the state of the industry is at its lowest point ever and I can't often find shows I like. For some reason, I like Lost. I've seen every episode of Lost pirated from Mininova. What's staggering is that people who watched Lost as it was broadcast not only had to sit shackled to the TV during a specific time period, but they had to sit through something like eleven hours of advertisements. f*ck that.

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Re: That other thing you use the TV for
« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2008, 04:37:00 PM »
Man that sucks Zeta...no such prequisite here to have cable TV to get cable internet.
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Re: That other thing you use the TV for
« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2008, 04:52:00 PM »
Juat basic cable here though i watch dvds on it more and play video games.

These days there isn't much that holds my interest for watching tv.

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Re: That other thing you use the TV for
« Reply #10 on: October 20, 2008, 05:03:41 PM »
We got dish network hooked up here. Without it, I'd never watch television because I simply don't care to. But since it was hooked up, I unfortunately find myself watching from time to time. It annoys the f*ck outta me.

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Re: That other thing you use the TV for
« Reply #11 on: October 20, 2008, 05:57:07 PM »
analog cable with only about 6 channels (two of them are exactly the same for some reason...)

Japanese TV is absolutely horrid, makes ALL American TV look good.
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Re: That other thing you use the TV for
« Reply #12 on: October 20, 2008, 07:15:26 PM »
I have 2 tvs in my room. One for cable, the other for gaming and movies on dvd/laserdisc. Works out pretty well.

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Re: That other thing you use the TV for
« Reply #13 on: October 20, 2008, 08:06:08 PM »
I only use my TV for games

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Re: That other thing you use the TV for
« Reply #14 on: October 20, 2008, 08:12:25 PM »
Digital cable, though I really don't watch TV at all. My TV is used for my computer to play movies off of when I go to bed, gaming, and laserdiscs.
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