is it better to watch TV or listen to the radio?

Question

i have not had a TV for 2 years, thinking of getting one?

Answer 1

personally i prefer to watch tv. although i do like to listen to the radio when driving.
its personal choice in the end

Answer 2

It really depends on the nature of the programme and content that you feel the most helpful.

If it is news progs, then the information ought to be available from the radio, but more graphically displayed on TV. However, quite often the news story is reported but no pictures are available at the time, and then the TV news people just throw in any old archive material that they have, and IF you are not aware that it is archive material, you may be deceived into believing the pictures that you see are telling the current story. TV news progs demand pictures, but the need to show pictures ALL THE TME, can distort the story. Sometimes the news editors will choose a lesser important story if it has pictures to support it rather than a story that has no pictures available at the time.

I like to listen to music when I am driving, but music videos are less than useful as I really do not want to spend too much time looking away from the road. I understand that current marketing techniques are to choose artists and performers that are dramatically visual so if the better performer has less visual content, the record producer will choose the inferior artist, and us "listeners" get the lesser performance!

Answer 3

i haven't had one in four years.. well i mean we have a tv for video games and movies but no cable
personally i think radio is better because tv has shows that are atleast a half an hour long so you know ull be sitting the for at least 30 min but radio just has songs so you can stop it at any time with out really missing anything
plus you can dance to the music which makes u less of a couch potatoe i dont know the last time iv dance to a tv show.. haha
the only thing i miss is that i cant watch the news or the weather but there is internet for those and the radio can tell u too
tootles

Answer 4

It depends on a few things. Firstly, if you are of poor vision, I doubt a TV would do any more for you than a radio - it might actually frustrate you more and TV relies on both sight as hearing.

Plays/shows/drama: radio allows you to use your imagination more than TV - you have to create your own pictures in your mind, to go with the dialogue. You get to "design" the way you want the people to look, based upon their voices and what is said about them.

Wildlife documentaries: TV is definitely better. You get to actually SEE the animals in action, habitat etc, rather than imagine what it might look like (thinking about it, I doubt there have been many wildlife documentaries on radio, but I could be wrong)

News: You don't really need pictures with most news. The facts are the facts. Pictures come in handy if you want to know what the escaped convict looks like, but you could always buy a newspaper! News with moving pictures is a bit voyeuristic really - do we REALLY need to SEE the pile up on the M25?!!)

I could go on, but I'm sure you get the gist.

TV is easier than radio because you don't have to rely on your imagination so much, but if you're a busy bee and don't have much time to sit down, then radio is better. If I have the TV on when I'm trying to cook, I always want to run over to see what's happening if it sounds exciting - BIG distraction!

If you haven't had a TV for 2 years, you'll notice quite a big change. If you're in the UK, you'll be able to tune in to many TV reality shows (if you like that sort of thing) - the choice of channels is huge, but the quality of most of it is not (and that's being very generous!)

Answer 5

After 2 yrs you probably don't need a TV. But the radio is cool to listen to anywhere, anytime, anyway you want to. It just seems like the best choice. :)

Answer 6

Listen to the radio. The pictures are better. Plays come alive in your imagination instead of having to put up with some elses interpretation.

Answer 7

My hubby has satellite radio and he hardly watches T.V. He especially likes Sirius' sports package.

Personally, I like to watch t.v., but with the radio you can usually listen to that while doing other things, too. When I watch t.v., I am usually focused on just that, rather than trying to do the dishes or something at the same time.

Answer 8

Neither if you're wanting educational value. The radio and tv are equally full of garbage. But, the chances of finding something more educational would lie in your tv.

Answer 9

Radio every time - TV dulls your brain, and switches the body off unless you are VERY selective over programmes to watch

Answer 10

Sometimes the only thing worth having on on the television is the digital radio on sky! Not sure I'd bother.