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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 5421045" data-attributes="member: 177">I can see this.Before DVRs became popular, there was a point to watching a show when it actually aired - you had something to discuss with your coworkers and friends the next day (&quot;Hey, did you see that on X-Files last night?&nbsp; Wasn't that the coolest?&quot;) - television had some social benefit.As more and more people time-shift their viewing, that effect has weakened.&nbsp; Unless you love daily news, or vote on contest shows, there is darned little point to having your viewing be current, as fewer people are expected to have seen the same thing you have recently.&nbsp; My wife and I have moved down the line towards not caring so much.&nbsp; We still have cable TV, but a significant amount of our viewing is now taken up with series we get on DVD from Netflix.A fine replacement for much of what is offered on TV today!&nbsp; And even HDTV doesn't beat the special effects in my head.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 5421045, member: 177"] I can see this. Before DVRs became popular, there was a point to watching a show when it actually aired - you had something to discuss with your coworkers and friends the next day ("Hey, did you see that on X-Files last night? Wasn't that the coolest?") - television had some social benefit. As more and more people time-shift their viewing, that effect has weakened. Unless you love daily news, or vote on contest shows, there is darned little point to having your viewing be current, as fewer people are expected to have seen the same thing you have recently. My wife and I have moved down the line towards not caring so much. We still have cable TV, but a significant amount of our viewing is now taken up with series we get on DVD from Netflix. A fine replacement for much of what is offered on TV today! And even HDTV doesn't beat the special effects in my head. [/QUOTE]

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