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The average American watches five hours of television every day, or just shy of 11,000 hours over six years. https://www.marketingcharts.com/television/tv-audi

by sb057 3y ago

The average American watches five hours of television every day, or just shy of 11,000 hours over six years. https://www.marketingcharts.com/television/tv-audiences-and-consumption-229018 https://www.marketingcharts.com/television/tv-audiences-and-...

sgt 3y ago
Lots of people leave their television sets on for almost the entire day, even when not watching. Never understood that.
- eikenberry 3y ago
  Gives a feeling of having other people around and staves off loneliness.
- magicalhippo 3y ago
  SO does that. She'll put the show on pause, go do shopping, come back and resume. All while leaving the TV on. I've tried to get her to change oh so many times, all in vain... No rational explanation either. Just... that's how she rolls I guess.
  - mvanbaak 3y ago
    enable energy savings and turn off the tv after 2 hours. problem solved! Most tv's show a popup when they are about to shut off because of power savings, and with a button on the remote you can reset the timer.
    - c0pium 3y ago
      This is extremely passive aggressive, tell me you’re single without telling me you’re single. People’s preferences being different than yours is not a technical problem to be worked around.
      - mvanbaak 3y ago
        I’m not the one complaining here. My wife turns off everything before she leaves the place. Even if its just a quick walk with the dog :)
  - arp242 3y ago
    I had a girlfriend who would flush the toilet before using it. She said "it's cleaner this way". I tried to get her to stop, but it was a futile effort.
    - imp0cat 3y ago
      Before and after, I'd hope. :)
  - cschneid 3y ago
    That doesn't kill LG OLEDs thought, that results in a nearly black screensaver (just a small slow "firework" effect). Wastes a touch more energy than turning the tv into sleep mode (since nothing actually turns off anymore), but hard to believe that would shorten life much.
jeffbee 3y ago
That explains a few things. Still, the objective tests from RTINGS seem to suggest that it's the LCD sets that look all fucked up after a few years, while almost all the OLED ones look perfect. And they OLED sets aren't showing a downtrend in overall brightness over time. https://www.rtings.com/tv/learn/longevity-results-after-10-months https://www.rtings.com/tv/learn/longevity-results-after-10-m...
electrondood 3y ago
That's insane to me. I can't stand watching TV. I feel my life being sucked away.
- Flameancer 3y ago
  That actuality sounds pretty standard. That would be from 5pm-10pm. Evening news, game shows, then like two 1 hour long shows and it’s already been five hours.
- Hikikomori 3y ago
  Try sitting down.
- eru 3y ago
  Many people leave the TV running in the background while they do other things, like eat dinner. For the lifespan of the screen, it doesn't matter if anyone actually directs their eyes at it.

by sb057 3y ago

sgt 3y ago

Lots of people leave their television sets on for almost the entire day, even when not watching. Never understood that.

eikenberry 3y ago
Gives a feeling of having other people around and staves off loneliness.
magicalhippo 3y ago
SO does that. She'll put the show on pause, go do shopping, come back and resume. All while leaving the TV on. I've tried to get her to change oh so many times, all in vain... No rational explanation either. Just... that's how she rolls I guess.
- mvanbaak 3y ago
  enable energy savings and turn off the tv after 2 hours. problem solved! Most tv's show a popup when they are about to shut off because of power savings, and with a button on the remote you can reset the timer.
  - c0pium 3y ago
    This is extremely passive aggressive, tell me you’re single without telling me you’re single. People’s preferences being different than yours is not a technical problem to be worked around.
    - mvanbaak 3y ago
      I’m not the one complaining here. My wife turns off everything before she leaves the place. Even if its just a quick walk with the dog :)
- arp242 3y ago
  I had a girlfriend who would flush the toilet before using it. She said "it's cleaner this way". I tried to get her to stop, but it was a futile effort.
  - imp0cat 3y ago
    Before and after, I'd hope. :)
- cschneid 3y ago
  That doesn't kill LG OLEDs thought, that results in a nearly black screensaver (just a small slow "firework" effect). Wastes a touch more energy than turning the tv into sleep mode (since nothing actually turns off anymore), but hard to believe that would shorten life much.

jeffbee 3y ago

That explains a few things. Still, the objective tests from RTINGS seem to suggest that it's the LCD sets that look all fucked up after a few years, while almost all the OLED ones look perfect. And they OLED sets aren't showing a downtrend in overall brightness over time. https://www.rtings.com/tv/learn/longevity-results-after-10-months https://www.rtings.com/tv/learn/longevity-results-after-10-m...

electrondood 3y ago

That's insane to me. I can't stand watching TV. I feel my life being sucked away.

Flameancer 3y ago
That actuality sounds pretty standard. That would be from 5pm-10pm. Evening news, game shows, then like two 1 hour long shows and it’s already been five hours.
Hikikomori 3y ago
Try sitting down.
eru 3y ago
Many people leave the TV running in the background while they do other things, like eat dinner. For the lifespan of the screen, it doesn't matter if anyone actually directs their eyes at it.