I’m debating whether or not I should have one. What are some pros and cons? Would you recommend it or no?
- Depends on how big your dorm room is and how big your TV is.
- If your roommate wants to do hw or is sleeping or something you'll be stuck basically using it on mute.
It’s nice to have if you plan on gaming or watching movies with your roommates a lot. Otherwise, it’s a hassle to deal with during move-in/move-out/summer storage and doesn’t provide much of a benefit over a laptop. My freshman year roommate brought a TV and the only time we used it the whole year was to watch the Super Bowl.
Check to see if there is a TV in a lounge. Eons ago, I found I rarely watched TV in the dorm room because I was either out of my room on working on something. Summer storage is a consideration if you live far away – our DS will not be bringing a TV and has Netflix on his laptop. A TV is a nice to have if you drive up to school. Ds will probable get a TV after he does an internship and spends more time in his college community, possibly moving off campus.
You can always get one later after you’ve been in school for awhile and have stable study habits.
I had one when I was a freshman and I’m glad I had it. We didn’t watch that much actual TV, but I played a fair amount of video games with my friends and by myself. It was nice to have something to do in the room other than use your laptop. If you don’t play video games or watch live sports that you can’t stream, it’s probably not worth it though
Well, it depends on how often you watch TV or play games, as well as the size and configuration of your dorm room. I don’t like to watch TV on my laptop anymore; I prefer the TV. And you can get a TV relatively inexpensively these days. But if you don’t mind watching TV on your laptop (and/or have a monitor), then maybe there’s no point?
What’s the harm in bringing one?
I had one in my room last year. I will say, however, that I rarely watched TV when I was away at school. In fact, I think I turned my TV on maybe once during spring semester. I was always busy, and I was too busy to sit and watch TV.
It is always nice to have it when you want to sit and watch a movie or TV show, however. You may not turn it on often, but it is nice to have it for when you do want to watch something.