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TV Ownership Declines For Second Time Since 1970

Posted by samzenpus on from the blow-up-your-tv dept.

bs0d3 writes "Almost every year, the estimated number of U.S. households owning TV sets goes up. Until now. This year, for the second time since 1970, TV ownership has gone down; by about 1%. TV ownership among the key adult 18-49 demo also declined even steeper, down 2.7 percent and percentage of homes without a TV is at the highest level since 1975. The reasons behind this appear to be online media content and the recession."

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  1. Re:Slashdotted already? by Samantha+Wright · · Score: 5, Informative

    The link is actually an ugly frame-wrapping news aggregator. The actual story is from Entertainment Weekly. For shame, submitter. For shame.

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  2. Computer monitors and gaming systems by antifoidulus · · Score: 4, Informative

    In addition to watching shows online, the ability to easily connect the XBox 360 and PS3 to a computer monitor has to be having a dampening effect on TV sales, esp. among the young. For less than $200, I can get a 23" LCD monitor that I can connect to my laptop for computing and watching shows online, and can connect to my console for gaming. Why on earth then would I want a TV, especially if I am living in a dorm or small apartment where space is at a premium?

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  3. Re:Reasoning by Larryish · · Score: 3, Informative

    The Big Bang Theory uses a studio audience.

    They record the audience laughter during taping.

    They use that recorded laughter as a laugh track in post, to fill in places where several re-takes meant less audience laughter.

    Also the show is f-in brilliant, laugh track or no.