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Too many commercials probably isn’t the main reason people cancel their cable-TV service, he said. “But it’s definitely in the top five.” It's not the top reas
by Johnny555 7y ago
Too many commercials probably isn’t the main reason people cancel their cable-TV service, he said. “But it’s definitely in the top five.”
It's not the top reason I switched to Netflix (and now a couple other streaming services), but it's the top reason that keeps me from going back.
When I travel and try to watch TV in a hotel, the commercials make it unbearable, I'll burn data from my cell phone before I'd try to watch anything on TV. I'm not sure if the commercials have really gotten worse or if I've just lost my tolerance for them.
When I moved and signed up for cable internet (sadly comcast was my only choice) they offered a year of free basic cable, I declined since I knew I wouldn't watch it.
- rectang 7y ago> I'm not sure if the commercials have really gotten worse or if I've just lost my tolerance for them. In the same way that processed food has gotten tastier, commercials have gotten more attention grabbing. Whether that's "worse" or "better" depends on your perspective, but it's the result of a competitive marketplace.
- ghettoimp 7y agoYes. I'm definitely way less tolerant of them, now that I'm used to commercial-free TV.
- yial 7y agoI have Comcast now as well, as they are the only provider to offer (barely) functional speeds where I am. For my “promo” price I had to get cable. I simply convinced them to not send me the cable box.
- tantalor 7y agoGood luck reminding them of that when they ask for the box back later.
- dreamcompiler 7y agoI hate that part of what I'm paying for in hotels is the damn TV. TVs in hotel rooms have become completely pointless, just like telephones did 20 years ago. Like you, if I want TV I'll use my cell connection or the hotel's wifi to watch Netflix. Hotel rooms without TVs don't seem to exist in the US, but if they did, I'd make it a point to stay there.
- losteric 7y agoPack an HDMI cable? I usually stream Netflix or play video games on those TVs
- yesco 7y agoA surprising amount of hotel TVs don't have a working HDMI port (disabled via firmware lock). Apparently it's intended to work as an anti-theft mechanism, but personally it just makes me hate the hotel.
- dannyw 7y agoI’d love a hotel TV if it has a Chromecast.
- wiseleo 7y agoNew TV deployments at Extended Stay America include Chromecast. I am deploying them now. :)
- scarface74 7y agoExtended stay hotels usually don’t have locked down HDMI ports. We stayed in one for months when we were in between our lease being up and waiting for our house to be built.
- AnssiH 7y agoSome do, e.g. I visited Omena Hotels (https://www.omenahotels.com/en/ https://www.omenahotels.com/en/) a couple of times last year and the rooms had a TV with Chromecast (and Miracast).
- scarface74 7y agoIt’s not just the commercials. Too many hotel TVs are horrible calibrated. Especially the LGs. They all have the soap opera effect and no way to turn it off without Googling trying to find the right Konami code. Luckily I have unlimited data on both my phone and iPad.