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0 pointsQuiEgo3mo ago0 comments

Fair enough, I get the TV for kids thing.

For me, I can't remember the last time I used a hotel TV. When I travel, I want to do stuff at the place I'm visiting, the hotel room is just a place to sleep and shower.

If I do want to watch something, I much prefer the experience of my much nicer TV and surround sound system at home. That said, I don't watch much TV, so maybe this is easier for me.

If I have downtime when I travel, I tend to just read, or do the same thing I do at home - doomscrolling news, reddit, HN :)

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afavour3mo ago

> For me, I can't remember the last time I used a hotel TV. When I travel, I want to do stuff at the place I'm visiting, the hotel room is just a place to sleep and shower.

Again, really depends on what kind of travel you’re doing. What you’re describing sounds like leisure travel, which is awesome. But travel for work is often very different. You’re exhausted from a days work and you’re also often staying in very uninspiring places with little to explore.

QuiEgoOP3mo ago

I've certainly had work trips like this, and if bringing more devices helps you through it more power to you! This whole thread is kind of fascinating to see how people cope with having their normal day-to-day upended by travel.

For me, even in the boring towns, I've had good luck finding at least restaurants and breweries to explore. Sometimes I do end up falling back to reading books or playing old games on an emulator on my phone. For me, I'm willing to take the compromises of the phone-based entertainment for traveling lighter.

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