# TV and computer in same or separate rooms
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-and-computer-in-same-or-separate-rooms/645814
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [January 2, 2013, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-and-computer-in-same-or-separate-rooms/645814 "2013-01-02T07:50:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2013, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-and-computer-in-same-or-separate-rooms/645814/1 "2013-01-02T07:50:04Z")
I’m moving very soon, and am debating whether to have my TV and computer in the same room or not. (currently in same room) TV will be in bedroom.
The major pro I see: I’ll actually be able to pay attention to TV, not be distracted by surfing
The major con I see: No “white noise” while I surf.
poll to come.
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### Author:  [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2013, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-and-computer-in-same-or-separate-rooms/645814/2 "2013-01-02T07:53:33Z")
I say have them both in the bedroom, but the catch is that nobody should listen to me because I spend way too much time in my bedroom for a grownup.
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### Author:  [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2013, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-and-computer-in-same-or-separate-rooms/645814/3 "2013-01-02T08:18:25Z")
My TV and computer are hooked up together in the living room. The bedroom is for sleeping and other things that happen in beds.
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### Author:  [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2013, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-and-computer-in-same-or-separate-rooms/645814/4 "2013-01-02T08:19:19Z")
Our computers and TV are all in the living room. The bedroom is a bit small for any of that, and DH wants to have access to both at the same time. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2013, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-and-computer-in-same-or-separate-rooms/645814/5 "2013-01-02T09:22:47Z")
My computer IS my TV and vice versa. The line between which device is which gets blurrier every day. That said, keep the computer in the other room. It’s capable of generating white noise if you miss it that much.
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### Author:  [@andrewbub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewbub)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2013, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-and-computer-in-same-or-separate-rooms/645814/6 "2013-01-02T10:19:36Z")
tv and computer both in the living room. don’t want distractions in the room you need to sleep in.
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### Author:  [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2013, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-and-computer-in-same-or-separate-rooms/645814/7 "2013-01-02T12:58:38Z")
If you have two (or more) people in your house, put them in different rooms so that they can both be used at the same time without interference. Otherwise it probably doesn’t make much difference.
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### Author:  [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2013, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-and-computer-in-same-or-separate-rooms/645814/8 "2013-01-02T13:02:31Z")
I say keep 'em both out of the bedroom, but if not both at least the computer.
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### Author:  [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2013, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-and-computer-in-same-or-separate-rooms/645814/9 "2013-01-02T17:18:28Z")
Keep them separate, otherwise you’ll never leave your bedroom. If you need white noise during surfing time, install Spotify.
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### Author:  [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2013, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-and-computer-in-same-or-separate-rooms/645814/10 "2013-01-02T17:40:30Z")
> [@andrewbub](#):
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> tv and computer both in the living room. don’t want distractions in the room you need to sleep in.
I vote bedroom for the same reason. Mulitasking is overrated.
Having said that, my TV, computer, and bed are all in the same room. In my last apartment they were all in different rooms. Different living arrangements make for different… well, living arrangements.