TV always on or only when watching?

My late husband used to have it on all the time. I have a tv in my living room that I never turn on. If I’m watching something it’s on my iPad or occasionally on my phone. I listen to podcasts far more than I watch anything.

I hate background noise, so mine is never on unless I’m watching something, and then I watch without the volume on most times. I use closed captioning.

Jeremy has the TV on when he is home. I do not. I either am in the silence or I listen to music.

I have a tendency to only watch ION on days when Chicago Fire and Chicago PD are on. Sometimes it is active viewing. Sometimes it’s just listening/background noise.

Mostly, there is a pod cast or YT video on my iPad. I like to listen to something while I do chores. When my phone is connected to the speaker, I prefer it. Haven’t tried to get the new phone connected. The last phone was constantly being disconnected.

My husband has it on all the time…I’m pretty sure he puts the TV on as he’s sitting down when he gets home from work.

I’m generally watching TV when I have it on but it’s not to say I’ll turn it off when I go to wash dishes or something.

For my entire life, the TV was always on ... then I turned 57 and all of a sudden I was annoyed by it!   

I have a big newish beautiful TV and I record the shows I love but I don't just have it on for background noise anymore ... 

My mum only turns hers off when she is asleep or out of the house!   

I almost never watch TV (or listen to it, lol) but if DH is on the ground floor - the TV is almost always on and if it's not, the stereo is. I prefer silence to background noise although I do sometimes have an audio book playing. DH doesn't like silence



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I much prefer the quiet to the noise of the tv. I leave it off until afternoon, if I’m home. Although since I live alone, I usually watch something while I am eating. So that’s about 2 meals a day. That’s almost a must. Sometimes I’ll turn it back off when I’m done eating. Usually a program I’ve recorded.
I also like a program on that doesn’t require my attention when I am scrapping. I’ve just always scrapped that way. I record a lot of programs, although much less than I use to.
No, it’s not always on. I much prefer the quiet. Except when I’m eating or scrapping. 🤪

Forgot about sports ! I love to watch golf and football.

It really depends on who is home at the time. If DH is home, it’s pretty much on all the time unless he’s outside mowing grass or some similar task. If I’m home alone or with DD, we can go days without turning it on at all. Sometimes though I want to watch a YouTube or online class video on a larger screen, and at those times I’ll mirror it to the tv. Or sometimes DD or I will want to watch something specific so we turn it on then. 

I generally like silence. I don’t need background noise of any kind during the day, I have annoying dogs that bark at everything that moves outside to provide noise. I have the radio on in the car only, I never listen to it at home. The only noise I prefer is a fan sound at night when I’m sleeping.

ETA: We recently had storms come through our area that knocked out the power for two days. When the power was restored, the 55” main family room TV wouldn’t turn on.   DH took the back off thinking it might just be a fuse, but then saw that the fuse was soldered in.  He said the heck with it and brought the smaller 32” TV down from the upstairs bonus room where it has sat since we brought it home from the lake cabin (and had never once been watched in that room). My prediction is that there will be a new big TV in the family room by the end of the week (we’re at our lake place right now otherwise I’m fairly sure it would have been replaced already). TV watching is his favorite addiction.

I’m a “only when watching” person. We didn’t have the kids watch tv during the week when they were growing up and the habit stuck after they moved out.

True story. We moved into this house a year ago. When we were looking at the house, I noticed how many TVs there were. I counted them up and there were 10 TVs in the house. It’s less than 3,000 sq ft!

The TV is never on unless someone is watching. One of my pet peeves is to go to someone's house and they leave their TV on while you are visiting.

I don't watch much tv. I don't have cable.
I usually watch movies on youtube or a Library dvd. When it is over I turn it off.

I usually only have the tv on if there's breaking news and sometimes I have on mute.
The only show I actively watch is American Idol. I watch youtube, so I can fast forward through the commercials.

I have sensory issues, and NEED quiet. Constant background noise (tv or music) is not good for me.
A quiet home is my sanctuary, from the outside of my home external noise.

It used to never to on unless actively watching and it was one of those things that drives me crazy at my parents and inlaws - the TV is always on and the noise starts to get to me. I have noticed now that my kids aren't home, if my husband is traveling I'll turn it on in the evening even if I'm on my computer. Some how Food network in the background doesn't make the house feel so empty.