Thursday, August 09, 2007
Breaking My "I Watch TV" Misconception
I own a TV. I watch it occasionally. So, since Finland is going all-digital soon, I made plans to get a digital set-top box, so I could continue watching.
But yesterday, when reading the paper, I finally realized that I really don't watch TV at all. Practically all I use the TV for is watching DVDs, either movies or series. This year I've been following maybe two or three series, but really, I could have just got the DVDs for those as well. I don't watch the news either, I prefer newspapers for that.
So, with that realization, I concluded I don't need to "upgrade" to digital at all. And thus, when the analog transmissions finally end, I can also look forward to periodic visits from the TV license inspectors.
But yesterday, when reading the paper, I finally realized that I really don't watch TV at all. Practically all I use the TV for is watching DVDs, either movies or series. This year I've been following maybe two or three series, but really, I could have just got the DVDs for those as well. I don't watch the news either, I prefer newspapers for that.
So, with that realization, I concluded I don't need to "upgrade" to digital at all. And thus, when the analog transmissions finally end, I can also look forward to periodic visits from the TV license inspectors.
Labels: holier than thou, pretentious snob, sensory deprivation
