Thursday, May 14, 2009

Thing43: TV and Video

At home; I can watch TV when I want! Advantages: watching things when I couldn't be home; watching TV shows that I usually can't stay awake for - I might see Saturday Night Live yet. There were a lot of 'web exclusives' - like a bunch of interviews with The Biggest Loser contestants. Missed the finale; I could watch it here. Biggest advantage - my husband and I have some pretty different tastes in TV, so I can just watch it online! This could really be fun.

I don't think anyone but me will watch TV on a laptop. But this is a definite plus. I do like watching TV. My only complaint is that it's harder to do something else while watching online - I'm usually knitting or looking at a magazine besides watching TV. You have to focus on the smaller screen - with a 42" plasma it's like going to a movie. But the online has the advantage of scheduling, since we don't have TiVo.

Effect on cable - it could be a plus. I would skip the regular programs and go for pay-per-view or on-demand movies, figuring I could catch the regular episodes online. I like this.

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