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we have changed over time, removing TV from our lives over the past 7 years. I did notice that it is easier to not watch TV when i have a lot of free things to do nearby, outside. like gardening and landscaping. we have one tv in the living room just to be able to watch a movie sometimes, it is awesome. bedroom is completely built to be aesthetic, cozy and for SLEEPING or whatever. nothing more, nothing less so we get out of there when we are done.

I have one in the bedroom, but only because when we moved in together both my partner and I had a TV so there was an extra one.

Has not been turned on for about 2 years now though.

1 bedroom has a TV. Living room has at TV. Was going to put one in the guest room, but I'm not buying a smart TV.

We don't have a TV at all.

No TV in the bedroom. The bedroom is for sleeping and sex. (I have 2 TVs in the living room, but I am using them as PC monitors and don't watch TV and only subscribe to crunchy roll.)

I have a TV in my bedroom set up specifically for in case I have a friend over and we want to cuddle on the bed and watch stuff. It’s hooked up to my computer for ad-free YouTube but is separate from my regular computer monitor.

My roommates do have a living room TV but I feel weird about cuddling in front of them.

I hadn't owned a TV for over 16 years now and wouldn't want one in my bedroom. Truth be told each time I see one turned on anywhere, I feel I'm attacked intellectually : sensational news that make people dumb, and don't get me started about the ads

No TV in the bedroom for me. No need, really. The bedroom is for sex and sleep, nothing else.

Over 20 years ago I read Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television. It effected me enough that I haven't owned a television since.

DVDs and FreeTube though... Plus more time for books, music, making, writing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Arguments_for_the_Elimination_of_Television

I used to, but I haven't for about 10 years or so. By the time I go to bed, I want to sleep. I might browse my phone for a few minutes first.

A TV in the bedroom also encourages you to stay in bed longer in the morning.

I took a protip from that CGP Grey video "Spaceship You" and so my bedroom is only used for 3 things;

• sex
• sleep
• naps

I have a TV in the bedroom because my wife goes up there to watch TV when I host ttRPG games. 🙂

We just moved into a townhouse and bought a new, bigger tv, so at least for now the old tv is in the bedroom.

I'm normally against TVs on the bedroom but I'm not minding this so far - but if my fiance depression-nests in the bedroom I'll sell the tv.

If my Do-It-All-Room counts:

(Greetings from my breakfast table lol.)

Assuming I had an apartment with 2-3 rooms (meaning a hobby and/or living room + bedroom) I would probably only put one in the bedroom as a spare TV.
But I would not buy a new one just to watch more screens.

I haven't in years. When I had roommates I'd have a desk set up in my room. Nice to have your own space. I'd always put on futurama to fall asleep to. To this day that show makes me sleepy.

No, I don't have a TV in my bedroom.

Why does me having a living room have any bearing on that?

My apartment has two rooms. One is a storage room, the other is the living room/bedroom. TV (a computer monitor hooked up to a PlayStation 4 for YouTube) is right in front of the pile of blankets and pillows where I sleep, and is on 24/7.

No TV in my bedroom. The only time we spend in there is sleeping.

Ew no. Absolutely not. TV in the bedroom is the antithesis of sleep hygiene.

I already have a magical rectangle my dumb ass likes to look at already. I don't want another.

No more TV in the bedroom in many many years (basically since I've had my own places). However I do put a random doc on my phone and listen in one ear about the fall off the Roman empire to get me to sleep.

For heavens sake, no. There is a TV in the living room, and a small one in the studio. A TV does not belong in any bedroom.

Especially not a modern "smart" TV with built-in microphones...

I think the better question and the one that would get more yes or no answers is do you have any screens in your bedroom? Not necessarily televisions.

I think significantly more people watch their phones in bed than they do large TVs.

"No screens in the bedroom" was supposed to to help me sleep better years ago, it didn't really matter if they're in there or not but I still keep to the rule.

I used to have a TV in my bedroom a very long time ago, but it had very negative impacts on my sleep. I can't recommend it.

No TV in the bedroom, just the living room. I do find comfort at times from a soft livestream, but I normally sleep better in quiet darkness.

I understand the hard-line approach, but for me it's situational. A laptop for those times is sufficient.

where else am I supposed to watch my pornos?

ofc there's a TV in the bedroom. one in the bathroom, the kitchen, the laundry room, the family room, the living room, the dining room, the breakfast nook, all the bedrooms, the office, the garage, the patio.

I had a TV in the bedroom, but removing it was one of the best choices I made. I liked the idea of creating TV-free spaces so much that I moved the TV out of the living room too. The living room is a social space, the TV room is a dedicated room to watch the TV. There is no context where "the TV is just on".

Yes and no.

Occasionally I like to fall asleep to SNL or a football game in the fall, but my bedroom is also haunted and the ghost likes to turn the TV on at weird times, so I leave it unplugged the vast majority of the time.

No TV in the bedroom! That's for rich people, like people who have ice makers in the fridge and the whiring blades in the sink!

We have no tv. None.

No bedroom TV. As an ADHD person, that's just a 'never-going-to-sleep' trap. I do have a list of youtube channels I put on my phone at lowest volume and screen off for background noise. It can't be too interesting or I won't sleep; it just needs to keep my mind from wandering in bad directions.

Always. I watch something before I go to sleep. It's a routine. Whether it was a free TV or a nice LED tv, I always had something in my room.

My husband and I don't have a TV in our bedroom. We'll go to bed at different times, and a TV going is just too much light and noise. If one of us wants to fall asleep to a TV show, there's a very comfortable couch in the living room.

I think it might be different if we had kids. In that case, having a TV in the bedroom can be useful, in case you want to watch something kids aren't old enough for yet. But it's just the two of us, so we keep a TV out of the bedroom. The bedroom is for sleeping and other activities.

I do. It keeps me off my phone and I can watch the shows I have on my list. And, when I suffer from nightmares, it provides me some comfort. But, then again, I still technically sleep with a night light despite my age so maybe I'm an exception.