Are TV points in bedrooms important?

Cornucopia

No TV points required - the technology has moved on.

SuzieSue

I would expect a tv point in the main bedroom of a modern house.

We hardly ever watch the tv in the lounge but do watch the news on the tv in the bedroom just before we go to sleep.

bouicca21

Surely it's a bog standard question of how much would it cost. If you have everything down and are rewiring, presumably it's not much to do it, so you might as well. I think it's nice to have - especially if it's a family home (teenagers can lock themselves away, no rows about which channel to watch). It's much more pleasant to watch programmes on a tv screen than an ipad.

Not a deal breaker, though.

benjus

bouicca21 wrote: »

It's much more pleasant to watch programmes on a tv screen than an ipad.

Agreed - however, nowadays if you have a smart TV, a NowTV box (£10), a ChromeCast (£25) or something similar, you can watch internet-based TV on your normal TV.

Th3_Ripper

Definitely not a problem.
The last two new builds I bought I had the TV points in the matter bedroom removed when specifying the house.

dodger1

I can think of better uses for a bedroom than watching tv

cloo

I think it's going to get less and less important because TV watching as we know it is going to change a lot. I think we're moving towards having one big screen in a communal room, and if people want to watch their own stuff, they'll do it on tablets and the like rather than having a fixed telly in their bedroom.

fairy_lights

I've got a tv point in my bedroom but the room is barely big enough for a bed and a chest of drawers, and my tenancy agreement prevents me from mounting a tv on the wall. I wouldn't want a tv in there anyway, but it does baffle me why the owners bothered putting the tv point in in the first place!

Doshwaster

It may be "trashy" but I do have a small 19" TV in the bedroom but it is hardly ever turned on. If it was to die I probably wouldn't replace it.

Personally, I'd rather have an ethernet socket fitted than a TV point.

New_User

benjus wrote: »

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.

I don't think 6-8MBps is very fast. What about upload speed?
I haven't tried the homeplugs. Are they the devices that use your electrical wiring system to increase your wifi range / strength?


Also, with more wireless thermostats etc, maybe interference will become more of an issue? I still like Ethernet sometimes!