Skytain Tv - Do We Need It?

[Bangkok Barry]

I was on the Skytrain today, and they were testing tvs on it, six in each carriage (coach) I think. Mostly music videos, with the 'next station' showing at the bottom, although that was several stations off most of the time. Bloody good definition too.

Better than the ones they had (have??) on the micro buses, but then technology has moved on a lot since those were introduced.

But do we need it? Will we have English On The Train with Andrew Biggs, as we did on the buses? They already have huge tvs blaring out on each station. Might be nice if they spent some money on providing enough seats instead.

On the plus side, the sound was turned down and they weren't offensive (yet), and even if it was turned up then it might drown the sound of all the mobile phone conversations. But isn't it cute the way SOME of the girls cover their mouths when they're talking on their phone.

And what is it with Thais and television. They all swarm around a tv in the shopping malls, Tesco decided people couldn't even travel up to another floor for 20 seconds without needing a huge and expensive plasma tv greeting them as they ride the escalator, most of the fast food restaurants have them. Or these places assault you with Radio Big C, Radio KFC, Radio McDonalds. I walked straight out of one KFC because the music was so loud.

Sorry to ramble......

[markuk]

I dont think we need them as it will distract the umm... "Eye Candy"

Will probably just be adverts anyway

[Bangkok Barry]

I dont think we need them as it will distract the umm... "Eye Candy"

Will probably just be adverts anyway

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It might mean the eye candy wouldn't notice us staring at them, barely hiding our lustful thoughts.......

[chownah]

Bangkok is so great...now they have skytrains WITH TV!!!! Up in the North we don't even have skytrains..much less with entertainment.....If I was a tourist or wanted to live in Thailand I'd find everything I wanted in Bangkok...no need to even think about going anywhere else!!!

[DJ Pat]

More Tv screens so they can show more of that awful Tata Young concert DVD for the locals to gawp at.

[markuk]

Bangkok is so great...now they have skytrains WITH TV!!!!  Up in the North we don't even have skytrains..much less with entertainment.....If I was a tourist or wanted to live in Thailand I'd find everything I wanted in Bangkok...no need to even think about going anywhere else!!!

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North of where?

[Curt]

Will probably just be adverts anyway

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Ya think?

[The Coder]

Surely this is just going to be constant advertisements once deployed. I could have done without the TV's in each station, but this will be even more annoying. But I have to say fortunately I don't even notice the TV's in the stations anymore because I got so used to just ignoring them.

[raro]

12 years without TV...no idea what I shall consume lacking the permanent influx of commercials...

[Amethyst]

ITs all about Advertisement....We dont need it but the Train company needs them.. :)

In Singapore they have a TV in the BUS.....

[dantilley]

I was in a BKK taxi the other day that had a TV in it: attached to the sun shield on the front passenger seat.

[Sarpedon]

I was in a BKK taxi the other day that had a TV in it: attached to the sun shield on the front passenger seat.

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I have been in a taxi with one of those screens too. Gave me a headache since he had the sound on, the radio on and he was on his mobile phone too!