Are you calling for the TV to be kicked out of the living room? Don't make trouble, it's still too early.

In 1924, the world's first television was launched, and four years later, the Baird C-type television became the world's first mass-produced television. Since then, television has changed people's lives, information dissemination, and thinking, and has gradually become the most important entertainment core and channel for obtaining information in the family.

I believe that many people, like me, learned that the earth is round from TV, learned about Hollywood and Disney from TV, and learned what people on the other side of the earth are doing from TV.

Nowadays, with the development of the Internet and the continuous impact of products such as computers and mobile phones, the position of television in the family has become increasingly marginalized, from the original center of the family to a decoration that is only turned on occasionally. Some people think that television has become a burden to the family and even want to drive them out of the living room.

But it may be too early to banish the TV from your living room.  

Game consoles have just been banned in China, and you want me to throw away my TV?

From childhood to adulthood, television has always been an important carrier for us to access games. From the earliest FC and Sega to the later PS and XBOX, television has been an indispensable device for experiencing these games. Coupled with some exclusive and first-release games, the experience of playing games on TV is incomparable to computers, mobile phones and the like.

In 2015, the game console market in China, which had been banned for 15 years, was finally unleashed. In addition to the official Sony PS4 and Microsoft XBOX ONE entering China, domestic console manufacturers also began to enter the market. Although the performance of these products in the market was not satisfactory, coupled with the number of parallel-imported console players, it also allowed people to see the potential of the domestic console game market.

In my opinion, as the gaming industry is increasingly valued and gaming policies are becoming more and more complete, the console gaming market in China will also have greater development in the future. As an indispensable companion to gaming consoles, TVs will naturally not be easily removed from the living room by gamers. On the contrary, in order to pursue a more shocking gaming experience, high-end TV products will also be paid attention to by more and more gamers.  

I can't think of any other way to bring my family together besides watching TV and eating.

In fact, the main reason why television is becoming less and less popular is the popularity of computers and mobile phones. You no longer need to watch TV news to get information. You can open the APP on your mobile phone and know the world's major events anytime and anywhere. You no longer need to stay in front of the TV at a fixed time to watch TV series. You can watch your favorite series anytime and anywhere by using your computer or mobile phone.

However, it is precisely because of the popularity of mobile phones and computers that communication between family members has become less and less. In my impression, it is a very relaxing thing for the family to get together every day to watch TV and comment on the content. If there is no TV, the only thing that can bring the family together is eating.  

Many of my friends like to turn on the TV when they get home. They may not watch TV programs attentively, but it will make the house lively. One of them, let's call him A, is a person who turns on the TV even when he is playing games on the computer.

"We don't live with our parents. Currently, there are only my wife and I at home. It is difficult for her to talk to me when I play games because we can't find any common topics. But when I turn on the TV, the programs on it will more or less become something we can discuss. This way, we can do what we like and not make the atmosphere at home become deserted. Although it consumes some electricity, it can make the home more lively after all." When I asked Ajue if he felt it consumed a lot of electricity, he answered me like this.

Everyone has this kind of social need among family members, and in the family entertainment method, "sharing the same screen" has created a very important social scene, which is indispensable for every family member.  

At the same time, with the gradual popularization of Internet TV and smart TV, watching TV series online is no longer limited to computers and mobile phones. Moreover, TV can provide better picture quality and sound effects than computers and mobile phones. For the live broadcast of some events, I believe more people will choose to watch live TV instead of online live broadcast.

Television is most likely to become the entrance to future smart homes. Can you just give up on the future?

The impact on television comes from the development of the Internet, and the development of the Internet has brought opportunities for television.

As the Internet of Things technology becomes more mature, smart homes will surely enter every household. As an intuitive way of interaction, screens will definitely be the first to be affected and are most likely to become the interaction center of future smart homes.

TV has always occupied an important position in the interaction of family screens, and it has more advantages than smartphones in terms of age coverage, intuitive interaction, portal integration, etc. So in my opinion, smart TV will definitely be more competent than smartphones in the work of smart home portal.

We can imagine such a smart scene: when we return home and change into comfortable clothes, we can control every appliance in the home at will. At this time, would you be more willing to take out your mobile phone and control these smart home products one by one through the APP on a small screen, or directly use voice to use the TV as the command entrance to control every appliance in the home more conveniently.

This is a very reasonable application direction. Although it does require a certain amount of time to explore at present, when there are more convenient entrances and operation modes in the future, it will definitely become people’s most preferred choice.

After all, TV can provide more scenarios in home life, and these scenarios are also people's most basic needs. This is something that neither mobile phones nor computers can do. This is also the most important reason why we cannot drive TV out of our homes.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.