There’s comes a point when every household has to assess the value of owning more than one television. If we take a one TV house, for example, and we can surmise with a fair deal of accuracy that this one television will be in a communal space such as a living room or kitchen, then what happens if it’s a family house and there are arguments over whose turn it is to select their Thursday evening show? Or if the house is shared accommodation with friends, these arguments can be more problematic—someone might want to unwind in front of a David Attenborough documentary, another needs their fix of Coronation Street and perhaps a third will lose sleep wondering what has happened to Jack Bauer if they miss the latest instalment of 24.
Time to consider multiple television sets for the house. But this does not have to be a headache; on the contrary, it can be an opportunity to upgrade the communal TV set. If your housemates all watch different shows normally but you are all sports fans, why not put the bog standard TV set in the living room into another part of the house and invest in something more suitable for the communal watching experience? A Samsung 42 inch TV will provide a far better experience watching your team’s World Cup efforts together.
Of course, there may still be problems: who’s turn is it to watch their chosen show on the recently acquired Samsung 37 inch LCD TV in the living room, and who has to watch their show on the small box jammed in a corner of their bedroom or resting on the kitchen counter, but at least all concerned can watch their chosen show, and look forward to the communal viewing experiences around their high tech set in the living room when those special occasions arise.