Are TV points in bedrooms important?

onlyroz

Broadcast TV is in decline. We have Netflix on our iPads if we want to watch telly in bed.

Old_Git

do you want the TV for the !!!!!!

time2deal

I think technology is overtaking the need for points anyway. It's more important to make sure the WiFi covers the house well.

My father installed full data cabling in a few new builds at great expense... And then WiFi came along.

System

I read somewhere that the more tv you watch in bed, the worse the quality of sleep.

I keep telling my friend who watched like 2-3 hours per day in bed - is in bed from 7pm about this and she does not listen. Plus has constant neck pain.

I cannot watch tv in bed. In hotel rooms, I sit on the edge of bed or in the chair.

Only time I was able to watch tv comfortably in bed was when I was in a private hospital, in my own room and bed was adjustable.

New_User

time2deal wrote: »

I think technology is overtaking the need for points anyway. It's more important to make sure the WiFi covers the house well.

My father installed full data cabling in a few new builds at great expense... And then WiFi came along.

If it's an old house, with solid walls wifi may not penetrate so well.
I would put in Ethernet cables, as they give faster connection than wifi.
Plus you can then connect TVs in bedrooms etc to Ethernet as well.

gingerdad

Another that would have a TV in the bedroom.

We are a 1 tv family and staying that way

benjus

New_User wrote: »

If it's an old house, with solid walls wifi may not penetrate so well.
I would put in Ethernet cables, as they give faster connection than wifi.
Plus you can then connect TVs in bedrooms etc to Ethernet as well.

Fair enough if you're having the place rewired anyway, but I don't think many people actually need it. A combination of wifi and homeplugs will work fine for most people and is a lot cheaper and less hassle than having the place wired for Ethernet.

I only have a 6-8Mbps internet connection but it's enough to handle the NowTV box and Chromecast simultaneously.

hcb42

I have never liked TVs in bedrooms either.

Paul_the_Painter

High speed internet would be more important to me. Although whilst the walls are out, I would put in coax, and/or a bit of trunking to a couple of logical places for a wall mounted TV to go. You can cover the wall plates with a picture until required.

I would put in a shed load of sockets though.

iris

As others have said, not a deal breaker, but it would be useful.


We have a TV in our bedroom (it is hidden away behind a wardrobe door), but you can also have it so that the TV is hidden behind say a mirror/picture.


We found it very useful when my husband was ill for several months. HTH