People keep vastly overestimating the amount of content that is consumed in group settings.
I watch a show / movie with my girlfriend a couple times a week. A nice TV is still better for that obviously.
But I watch stuff on my own every single day. Personal media consumption for me is probably 8x my group-based consumption. I would wager most people these days have similar habits.
I do think my situation fits current society more though. Families under one roof consuming media only through the shared TV is less and less how the (at least Western) world operates.
I watch a show / movie with my girlfriend a couple times a week. A nice TV is still better for that obviously.
But I watch stuff on my own every single day. Personal media consumption for me is probably 8x my group-based consumption. I would wager most people these days have similar habits.