A British electronics retailer's survey concluded that 47% of men would give up sex for six months in order to get a free 50-inch Plasma TV. Amazing. Six months is a long time, and 50 inches isn't THAT big. So we pose this question to you, our readers. What's your no sex to TV ratio?
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Where's the "no way in hell no matter what" option?
It depends; does it mean after I get the TV I can have sex with that chick?
Six months of HD Porn! yay!
depends who i have sex with and what brand of tv i am getting...
Is the sex with the woman in the picture? And do we get sex every night for six months? Cuz I'm gonna be watching TV on a 1.5" B&W Sony Watchman if the girl above is included.
I think the question here is, why not find a girlfriend/boyfriend that wants the TV as much as you do?
If it's between her and the TV then you're missing the "no way in hell..." option.
This isn't fair, some people reading this have already gone 1+ yrs without sex, whats another 1-2? :-)
I think this should be broken down further.
Dating: Getting it 4+ times a week
Engaged: Getting it 3+ times a wekk
Married 1-3 yrs: Getting it 2+ times a week
Married 4+ yrs: Lucky to get it 3+ times a month
:-)
I have a feeling that most Gizmodo readers won't have trouble "giving up" sex for a year :)
you would do it 6 months or longer for that ugly bitch?
omfg.
My girlfriend is waaaay hotter than her.
(yes i really got a girlfriend altough i'm a geek)
Where is the "I'm married, rest of my life. You can't make a TV big enough!"
Some of us might be winners already!
What size do we get for a week?
@daftrok: It's Olivia Munn for the curious.
My vote for 0. TVs are legal to buy, sex isn't.
@EBone: Looks like Olivia Munn to me. G4 for life!
@brif: agreed
the ones who answered "no way in hell" are virgins. the ones who made proclamations about the woman in the photograph are virgins who live at home.
:D
@DNELI: you're also a liar.
where do i sign up for the free tv? my logic there is a tv has volume control a woman doesnt
For 6 months it would have to be at least a 57" LCD with LED backlighting and 120Hz
nor am i a liar nor a virgin or smt. else.
And why do this for a tv?you can also get a good beamer for much less i guess
OK, it's been almost 24 months. Where's my 150inch TV???
@Ztealth:
exactly
@oakie:
Never heard of a dry spell, have we?
MMMMM, this wouldn't be a problem for the stereotype of a geek.
I'd go for the 2 years option, my gf and myself agreed that we ain't gonna have sex till we get married, and that's gonna happen till like, 6 or 7 years more (i'm 22 btw), so getting the 150-inch tv would be a breeze for me, xD
TV sucks, come'ere honey...
This survey makes the critical mistake of presuming that the people it's polling are getting any in the first place.
umm, does that mean no self pleasuring. Sorry guy's, but it had to be asked, cause that could make all the difference for ones sanity for a 2 month period or more (if that's even possible).
4 months is my limit and a 40inch would do just fine.
What can I say? It's either put out or pull out.
I'm not giving up booty for any TV!!
If its sex in general, it's not a question of how long I can go without it. Lets just say that anything beyond 1 month, I would be risking my marriage.
But if I were single and that chick would be the question at hand, well let me see... Define the term "Sex". Would that be strictly intercourse and/or only with a vagina?
@jkr: I think if you held out that long you'd die of uromisitisis. It isn't just a result of holding back pee you know?
As long as you're still allowed to masturbate and ogle porn you'll probably survive six months without sex.
@ripfire4: I think you'd be limited to hand parties and sheep.
sex?....HA!!!...I'm married with a 2 year old...sex is a long forgotten act. Since I have not had sex more than 3 times in almost three years (no sex after conception)..I sure as hell would give it up for the rest of my life for that 150in TV....hell I wont ever have sex again anyway so why not get a TV for it?
Man. I'd have a 500" screen by now. =O
To be clear... we're talking sex with other people and not uh... by-yourself activities, right?
@johnnyabnormal: ... Was that a yes?
What?
rather have a multimonitor setup of 30" cinema displays... that and the sex. now seriously, don't watch tv that much so bring forth the booty, especially if it's hers. cheers!
@cjlopez: I'm in the exact same boat. It would be a piece of cake .
@jkr: now that would be a deal breaker for a lot of people if that was included
can we live without the TV? no, no porn no sex
@gaiking: Don't scare me away from having a kid with my wife! :)
@DNELI: But you are a troll...
wow wow WOW. There is still a major factor here not clearly defined. I could go months and months and months without vaginal sex. its the oral i can not live without for long.
@johnnyabnormal:
jonny...thats what xbox is for...I now spend more time looking at the Xbox dashboard than my wife's naked body
Considering my woman looked the guys at Best Buy and said "Ugh too small" to their 46" TV I can honestly tell you both exist in my world.
yea 24 months my ass. no man under 30 would do that.
@ninjashock: Obviously you've never been to Nevada. Namely, the small towns outside Las Vegas.
@slingblade: Agreed, but I say not just under 30, no man period would do that. 2 years is a long time, that's ridiculous.
@slingblade: Dude... I am 26 and just hit month 13. Dry spell is putting it nicely!
@rc10solidus: Tell that to the Catholic church!
even the elephant would go for SEX. see how he looks at her?
Women who have sex GET giant TVs, thats why the study did'nt ask us.
OMG, are we trading? **runs out to buy giant TV**
anyone who picked 24 months for the 150in has never had sex
Don't think so. Instead of me getting that 50-incher for six months, she would be getting my 50-incher for six months.
(Note: some aspects of this post have been slightly exaggerated for effect)
@gaiking: well you had sex atleast 2 years ago...
the one thing that strikes me most (other than the 240 people who clearly don't know how long 24 months is!) is this:
people like their TVs in sizes which are multiples of 10 inches -manufacturers take note.
either that or the poll takers are all long-time married, so they get it once every two months - meaning the 2 months in between a 40in and a 50in is only ONE load of sex . . . .
@DNELI:
Please describe her, as many here are wondering how much hotter you can possible get than the girl pictured. Not to mention "waaaay" hotter.
Shoot i would do it for 24months id just get some blowJs hahaha ;)
Man does not give up sex for anything that can be purchased, later, put on lay away, paid in installments, carries no interest for 2 years, goes on sale every month, etc.
Nope. HDTV, $4000. Worry-free sex with my hot wife, priceless (and there are other fringe benefits - the TV is only good at one thing :-).
@DNELI: how much do you have to pay/spend on her?
I've got a 32" HDTV, which is like worth 2.4 months of play. Any takers?
And what if you don't even WATCH TV? What's the option for that?