I live in a small apartment, so arranging things around a TV would be a big pain in the ass. Instead, our table is on gliders and slides easily out of the way,

I live in a small apartment, so arranging things around a TV would be a big pain in the ass. Instead, our table is on gliders and slides easily out of the way, and a small projector (next to the couch) projects onto the wall where the table was. This is great, as there is zero sign of a TV when using the room to eat, receive guests, work or read. This was a practicality at first, but now I love it. It's dead simple to convert the whole space into a movie theater, but you have to actually initiate that mode switch. It's quite different than coming home and sitting down in a room which is already oriented around a TV (where I would end up watching TV even though that wasn't my intention). Similarly, no cable connection means we have to be proactive about what content we'd like to consume. Nearly all Dutch TV shows can be streamed online, US shows and movies we like are downloaded ahead of time. Result: I'm just as likely to read a book as watch TV when I come home, when I do watch it's always something I chose, and none of the time spent watching involves any commercials.