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Am I the only one who doesn't own a TV anymore?

It isn't because I'm pretentious or don't believe in TV, it is just that when my television broke, I realized my laptop had replaced it for almost everything already.

I can easily imagine a day when other people won't own one either for the same reason. The idea of buying a television just to play games strikes me as... expensive.

That said, I do know of someone who bought a TV just for her xbox.

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A TV now is more like a large monitor to hook other things upto, whereas in the past the TV set itself was responsible for decoding the broadcast stream etc.

A TV still has it's advantages however, they are cheap for their size because the resolution can remain relatively low (imagine how much a 42" retina display would cost).

There's also a big social aspect that a laptop does not address, you wouldn't want to bring your friends round for a movie or a friendly game of wii sports and all crowd around a laptop would you?

A TV is actually worse than a monitor for most purposes, especially if you want their output to match a video signal: http://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/8705.html

I own a 32" TV 720p that I bought for only about $230. It's nice to be able to recline on a couch and watch shows with a larger screen. I watch everything from a computer running XBMC, though.

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