Am I The Only One Who Can't Watch Movies On The Computer???

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Am I The Only One Who Can't Watch Movies On The Computer???

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I had this debate with a friend yesterday. We were gonna watch a DVD and he initially played it on the computer... Until I flipped. How could anyone prefer a computer screen to a normal TV??? (and the monitor size was 21")

Am I alone here? How do you watch movies? lol
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I'd definitely say that I prefer to watch films and TV programmes on a normal TV or in a cinema/projection room, but I can watch them on my laptop without it seeming all that weird.
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I much prefer to watch things on a TV screen. If like I'm stuck someplace and want to watch a DVD, then I don't mind watching it on my laptop, but if I have the option I always watch on a TV.
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I prefer watching movies/tv on a television screen (not a monitor) as well. Especially if the movie / show is really bad. I watched Saw, Splinter, and Witchfinder General on my computer screen and the awfulness lasts longer there.
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Generally, when I watch a movie I want it to be the best possible experience and so prefer watching it on a proper television with surround sound.

I know I may sound obsessive, but I also hate the movie to be interrupted at any point (e.g. a phone call). I never want to pause films. Furthermore, when I watch a movie I want to see it till the last frame rolls by. I watch all the end credits, all the logos and stuff. I get up when the film is well and truly over.

Is this somewhat eccentric? Or is it normal?
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Julian Carter wrote:I know I may sound obsessive, but I also hate the movie to be interrupted at any point (e.g. a phone call). I never want to pause films. Furthermore, when I watch a movie I want to see it till the last frame rolls by. I watch all the end credits, all the logos and stuff. I get up when the film is well and truly over.

Is this somewhat eccentric? Or is it normal?
I don't like being interrupted when watching films. I think that's the case with most people, to be fair! I think that anybody has the right to be annoyed when being interrupted doing any activity they like. I used to watch all or most of the end credits when I was younger (unless I was in a cinema), but I wouldn't normally do it these days so much.
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Julian Carter wrote:I know I may sound obsessive, but I also hate the movie to be interrupted at any point (e.g. a phone call). I never want to pause films. Furthermore, when I watch a movie I want to see it till the last frame rolls by. I watch all the end credits, all the logos and stuff. I get up when the film is well and truly over.

Is this somewhat eccentric? Or is it normal?
LOL forget normal or not, it just sounds abusive. Doing something just to ease the obsessive mind...
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