We are in the market to buy a different home, one with an extra bedroom, now that baby number eight is on the way. In the last home I toured, I noticed that they had a TV in almost every room, including the garage and utility room! There can be pros and cons to having a TV in every room, let's discuss them.
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Should You Have A TV In Every Room?
Who Can Benefit From A TV In Every Room?
DIYers
If you are trying to learn how to do a project it would be of real use. If you are viewing on live TV and don't have the luxury of backing it up or recording it, you can keep watching as you run to the garage or craft room to gather your equipment.
Aspiring Chefs
If you are watching a cooking show in the kitchen, but the kids are arguing in the play room, you can run and check on them without missing a crucial step or ingredient.
Multi-Taskers
You hear the dryer buzzer go off and you want to get another load going. You can go to the bedroom, get the dirty laundry, go to the laundry room and change things over, then to the dining room table where you like to stand to fold the laundry, with the table more to your height and watch your program and not miss what is happening. It could help you be very productive and not seem like you are sitting around watching TV. That may help the time to pass more quickly while doing those mundane chores as well.
Samsung 40″ Class FHD (1080P) Smart LED TV (UN40J6200)
Who Would NOT Benefit From A TV In Every Room?
People Who “Zone-In” On a Show
If you are the type of person who can only focus on the show you are watching and not do anything else, this would not be helpful to you. In fact, you may bump into a wall when trying to get to the next room! It may decrease your productivity instead of increase it as you would be distracted.
Someone Struggling With An Addiction To TV
No, we don't want to add “fuel to the fire”, you may need less TVs than you already have.
A Person Who Gets “Too Relaxed” Watching TV
If you usually fall asleep watching TV, this is not for you. You just need the TV in the room with your bed or favorite arm chair.
Coaster Microfiber Glider Recliner
How Do I Add A TV To A Room With Very Little Space?
The laundry room is a very small room in most homes and people wonder, how can this be done. Look up and in the corners. Do you see a little wall space? There are wall mount brackets that you can purchase to mount your TV on a wall or in a corner. Here are some examples…
Corner Brackets To Mount A TV
You can get them in a size to fit TVs from 23 to 65 inches.
Or you can get a larger style for a TV that can handle weight up to 110 pounds (37 – 70 inch screens) if you have more space.
Corner Friendly, Full-Motion TV Wall Mount Bracket (Max 110 lbs, 37 – 70 inch)
Wall Mounts For A TV
Smaller full motion TV wall mount.
Full-Motion TV Wall Mount (Max 66 lbs, 23 – 42 inch)
Larger TV Wall Mount
Bell'O Tilt / Pan Articulating Wall Mount for 32 – 70 in. TVs
In our family with nine personalities, it would benefit most of us. We have just a few that “zone'in”, but the rest of us can fold laundry, crochet, sort items from an auction, etc. while watching TV. How would it work in your family?
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Jason says
This topic is timely. In my opinion, we don’t need a TV in every room. I think the great alternative is a Music player as you can listen to music, radio. If you need so watch some video, you can play it on your phone. I think a TV needs to be only in a guest room and maybe a kitchen. Actually, we need to avoid watching TV as it’s a bad habit. Of course, if you’re watching it for an hour a day, it’s alright but if you just sit on the couch and watch movies all day.. Well, that’s just sad. You need to go out and live a little
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admin says
Jason, a music player is a good idea and may help to get people moving, cleaning etc. in the house! Thanks for stopping by.