Why do people still use Nielsen Rating system when its incredibly inaccurate?

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TWRoO said:

twesterm said:

TWRoO said:

twesterm said:

thismeintiel said:
What they should do is ask eveyone who owns a cable box and/or sat. dish if they wish to participate in the nielsen ratings. If yes, then they allow them to collect their viewing data and maybe knock a couple bucks off of their bill.

There's a problem with that-- my DVR is always on.  It should obviously count anything I DVR but I don't DVR every show I watch.

So what do we do when I watch a show and then just leave?  Should it count all those shows on NBC or whatever because I happened to leave my DVR on that channel?

What about if I'm just watching TV?  I start watching on show on a channel and then continue on that channel?  Do those get counted or does it assume I'm away?  My wife does this all the time with channels like HGTV.  If you only counted shows that were DVR'd, that would make it much more innacurate than the Nielson rating system.

The only solution I can think of off the top of my head would be to have a button come up that you have to press and screw that.  It's not that simple of a solution.

They should just put cameras in all your TVs so they can know when you are watching.

I also watch TV sometimes while doing chores or cooking in my kitchen.  In those cases a camera wouldn't see me.  

Kinect actually does do a good job of knowing when you're in the room and when you're not.  When I'm watching something on my 360 and let it idle, the screen dims.  The moment I walk back in the room the Kinect spots and it lights back up.  Still though, doesn't solve my above problem.

How exactly are you watching TV if you are in another room?

Open floor plan, yo