Death of traditional radio, TV and video

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 01-08-2017, 01:09 PM

Do you still use any traditional radio, TV and video? Like listen to radio receiver or watch TV over a TV-set without Internet streaming , or watch traditional video (VHS, Betamax, Video 2000, DVD or bluray).

DisKosh · 01-08-2017, 01:31 PM

We have the radio on in work (much to my annoyance) but at home I don't have a radio (unless you count the one on my phone) or even a TV because Netflix is cheaper than a TV licence.

*TheSkeletonMan939* · 01-08-2017, 01:33 PM

Sometimes I wonder how soon it'll be until all those things die out, but then I remember that vinyl even as a niche product is still moderately successful today.

*Cure* · 01-08-2017, 01:41 PM

I use the radio in my car all the time.

*ToTheNines* · 01-08-2017, 01:51 PM

Radio still does well. Even AM.

Don't know anyone that watches broadcast television, but there must be a lot of them. We work for plenty of broadcasters, and they take good care of their sites and pay well.

I still use my VCR for stuff that never made it to DVD, or old recordings that I can't part with. Gotta love old commercials.

*plastroncafe* · 01-08-2017, 02:22 PM

I listen to the radio every morning while getting ready for work, and while I'm at work when I run out of podcasts to listen to.

I don't have cable, and every so often I'll watch live tv thanks to a digital antenna.

*Krutch* · 01-08-2017, 02:52 PM

I haven't watched TV since I learned how to download TV shows for the Season 3 premiere of Smallville

*Wesley* · 01-08-2017, 03:35 PM

I still watch tv channels, listen to the radio and use DVDs. I only watch a few 30-minute shows via streaming. I prefer listening to songs on YouTube and iTunes rather than hearing the same songs on radio stations over and over again, though.

*TigerClaw* · 01-08-2017, 04:45 PM

I don't listen to radio any more since there is no dance music station here, I prefer internet radio since there's a variety of them out there of your favorite genre of music.

*CyberCubed* · 01-08-2017, 05:13 PM

People still listen to the radio? People under 50? Wow.

I use the TV but I don't "watch live TV" if that makes sense. I use TV to watch DVDs/blu-rays of movies and shows I like, or to play videogames. I don't watch shows live anymore with commercials.

It's the year 2017 not 1997. I'm never sitting through commercials ever again.

*Storm Eagle* · 01-08-2017, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cure

I use the radio in my car all the time.

As do I.

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Originally Posted by ToTheNines

Radio still does well. Even AM.

Don't know anyone that watches broadcast television, but there must be a lot of them. We work for plenty of broadcasters, and they take good care of their sites and pay well.

I still use my VCR for stuff that never made it to DVD, or old recordings that I can't part with. Gotta love old commercials.

I also still use a VCR for that same reason, but I also have DVR that I use for recording episodes, and keep them on there until they come out on DVD or Blu-ray. Sometimes specials come on and I'll also keep them on my DVR, but I'll also tape them.

Someone at a place I used to work was surprised that I still have a VCR, and asked who still even has one. I told her that I also have a Blu-ray player, and that kind of shut her up since she said, "I'm not fancy like that".

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

People still listen to the radio? People under 50? Wow.

People are still ignorant? Wow.

*Prowler* · 01-08-2017, 06:40 PM

I turn on my tv to play console games at times.

Radio? No, I can't drive nor am I a commuter.

*DarkFell* · 01-08-2017, 08:32 PM

Radio still remains my friend. So does my radio app on my phone.

Digital TV ...not as much. At least DVD's keep me watching TV.

Analog TV station Channel 3 and my Genesis work just fine though.

*AT-Man* · 01-08-2017, 08:47 PM

Radio at work and in car. VHS about once or twice a year. TV a few times a month.

*ToTheNines* · 01-08-2017, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

I also still use a VCR for that same reason, but I also have DVR that I use for recording episodes, and keep them on there until they come out on DVD or Blu-ray. Sometimes specials come on and I'll also keep them on my DVR, but I'll also tape them.

Someone at a place I used to work was surprised that I still have a VCR, and asked who still even has one. I told her that I also have a Blu-ray player, and that kind of shut her up since she said, "I'm not fancy like that".

Nah, I just meant stuff I recorded in the 90's and early 2000's. I only record with the DVR these days.

*Utrommaniac* · 01-08-2017, 09:07 PM

The last time I bought a DVD was in 2015, and that was the Little Shop of Horrors director's cut...which had a terribly cheap menu screen, almost looking homemade. With bubble popping noises for some strange reason.

*Wildcat* · 01-08-2017, 10:29 PM

We have Dish Network so yes I still use traditional TV. Too many things to stream or download. Plus it looks better on the actual TV in HD than a tablet or phone.

I can't understand why some prefer using their tablets for everything. If you're traveling then obviously but at home? Even a PC monitor is better.

I personally can not see traditional TV being replaced by streaming anytime soon. There's too many things and some are only available on one or the other service (Sat/Cable, Netflix, Hulu).

Also definitely want physical media (BluRay/DVD) over anything. BluRay is best quality ever isn't it?

*Cure* · 01-08-2017, 11:25 PM

4K streaming quality is about the same as BluRay.

*snake* · 01-09-2017, 01:48 AM

I don't drive (yet), but I'd prefer using in-car bluetooth to listen to podcasts rather than talk-shows.

TV is ultimately pointless, but I like to catch live airings of shows. Setting up a stream is too much effort and more often than not, they crap out on me.

I buy some home media still. Mostly boxsets with nice extras (SW Blu-Rays)

I like having to manually put in the disc rather than just clicking and watching because if I'm going to go through that effort of getting up, potentially fiddling with those DVD clasps, turning on my TV, and working through a menu, it motivates me to finish watching.

As long as people like me and others here are still using them, these forms of technology won't go completely out of style.

*Wesley* · 01-09-2017, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wildcat

We have Dish Network so yes I still use traditional TV. Too many things to stream or download. Plus it looks better on the actual TV in HD than a tablet or phone.

I can't understand why some prefer using their tablets for everything. If you're traveling then obviously but at home? Even a PC monitor is better.

I personally can not see traditional TV being replaced by streaming anytime soon. There's too many things and some are only available on one or the other service (Sat/Cable, Netflix, Hulu).

Also definitely want physical media (BluRay/DVD) over anything. BluRay is best quality ever isn't it?

Agreed. I don't understand either why people prefer to watch stuff on a tablet or iPhone. It's more comfortable to use a tv as well.

01-08-2017, 01:09 PM	#1
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,481	Death of traditional radio, TV and video Do you still use any traditional radio, TV and video? Like listen to radio receiver or watch TV over a TV-set without Internet streaming , or watch traditional video (VHS, Betamax, Video 2000, DVD or bluray).

01-08-2017, 03:35 PM	#8
Wesley Mad Scientist Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Republic of Ireland Posts: 1,597	I still watch tv channels, listen to the radio and use DVDs. I only watch a few 30-minute shows via streaming. I prefer listening to songs on YouTube and iTunes rather than hearing the same songs on radio stations over and over again, though. __________________ Donatello: The tracker! It might work. Donatello goes to the back of the Turtle Van Raphael: Shrewd move, Donatello. If we ignore the problem, it might go away by itself. (from The Mean Machines)

01-08-2017, 04:45 PM	#9
TigerClaw Mutant Tiger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Hialeah, Florida, USA Posts: 14,165	I don't listen to radio any more since there is no dance music station here, I prefer internet radio since there's a variety of them out there of your favorite genre of music. __________________ Follow me on my Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@tygerclaw305

01-08-2017, 08:47 PM	#14
AT-Man I SEEN IT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: FIN Posts: 2,206	Radio at work and in car. VHS about once or twice a year. TV a few times a month. __________________ Through the Golden Door

01-08-2017, 09:07 PM	#16
Utrommaniac Resident overthinker Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: what is going on.......... Posts: 5,318	The last time I bought a DVD was in 2015, and that was the Little Shop of Horrors director's cut...which had a terribly cheap menu screen, almost looking homemade. With bubble popping noises for some strange reason. __________________ DeviantART

01-08-2017, 01:31 PM	#2
DisKosh Foot Soldier Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Nottingham, UK Posts: 245	We have the radio on in work (much to my annoyance) but at home I don't have a radio (unless you count the one on my phone) or even a TV because Netflix is cheaper than a TV licence.

01-08-2017, 01:41 PM	#4
Cure Y'all need Jesus Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,938	I use the radio in my car all the time.

01-08-2017, 01:51 PM	#5
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,369	Radio still does well. Even AM. Don't know anyone that watches broadcast television, but there must be a lot of them. We work for plenty of broadcasters, and they take good care of their sites and pay well. I still use my VCR for stuff that never made it to DVD, or old recordings that I can't part with. Gotta love old commercials.

01-08-2017, 02:52 PM	#7
Krutch Like, stupid rich. Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Rawkzone Posts: 2,808	I haven't watched TV since I learned how to download TV shows for the Season 3 premiere of Smallville

01-08-2017, 05:13 PM	#10
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,881	People still listen to the radio? People under 50? Wow. I use the TV but I don't "watch live TV" if that makes sense. I use TV to watch DVDs/blu-rays of movies and shows I like, or to play videogames. I don't watch shows live anymore with commercials. It's the year 2017 not 1997. I'm never sitting through commercials ever again.

01-08-2017, 10:29 PM	#17
Wildcat Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: AZ Posts: 3,516	We have Dish Network so yes I still use traditional TV. Too many things to stream or download. Plus it looks better on the actual TV in HD than a tablet or phone. I can't understand why some prefer using their tablets for everything. If you're traveling then obviously but at home? Even a PC monitor is better. I personally can not see traditional TV being replaced by streaming anytime soon. There's too many things and some are only available on one or the other service (Sat/Cable, Netflix, Hulu). Also definitely want physical media (BluRay/DVD) over anything. BluRay is best quality ever isn't it? __________________ Nothing can survive the will to stay alive, cause if you try, you can do anything.

01-08-2017, 11:25 PM	#18
Cure Y'all need Jesus Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,938	4K streaming quality is about the same as BluRay.

01-09-2017, 01:48 AM	#19
snake Disgusting Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Outer Heaven Posts: 12,231	I don't drive (yet), but I'd prefer using in-car bluetooth to listen to podcasts rather than talk-shows. TV is ultimately pointless, but I like to catch live airings of shows. Setting up a stream is too much effort and more often than not, they crap out on me. I buy some home media still. Mostly boxsets with nice extras (SW Blu-Rays) I like having to manually put in the disc rather than just clicking and watching because if I'm going to go through that effort of getting up, potentially fiddling with those DVD clasps, turning on my TV, and working through a menu, it motivates me to finish watching. As long as people like me and others here are still using them, these forms of technology won't go completely out of style.