I have not turned on my television for over two weeks. It's not broken but I've been busy and the little time I have spent watching anything has been TV and videos online or DVDs on my laptop. It's not that I've been making a special effort to boycott TV, but I find that what I can find online satisfies me so much better!
A website such as http://www.tv-links.co.uk/ lets you watch just about any great TV show from the last few years. It feels so efficient to be able to pick exactly the show you want, instead of being restricted to the TV schedule. I also like 4OD from Channel 4, the closest thing to real TV, in my opinion. I've tried Joost as well, although wasn't as impressed with the content and found the colourful, snazzy graphics a little unnecessary and distracting. Then of course there's YouTube, which is great for a quick fix.
Unfortunately TV Links, my favourite, seems to only stream content which exists illegally. I look forward to a time, hopefully soon, when lots of quality, well-known TV and video content is available online legally. I wouldn't mind paying a little bit to watch it, although I do kind of feel that everything online should be free.
I predict that in five years, or probably less, traditional television as we know it won't exist. All TV will be on-demand and online which, in my opinion, will be an exciting change for the better.
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