Talk:Telescreen

NO PROLE TELESCREENS

According to the novel most prole homes DON'T have telescreens, because the proles are too poor.

MINISTRY OF TRUTH?

I thought that they were monitored from The Ministry of Love

I HAVEN'T BEEN TAGGING!

I was making changes that I thought were appropriate. Another one of the reasons that, according to the novel, the proles didn't have telescreens is becuse the party didn't need to monitor them. And, yes that is my IP address. --Acebrock 19:39, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

Merge with nineteen eighty four?

Telescreens are only in 1984 and this article primarily discusses the surveillance techniques that INGSOC uses to watch it's citizens.--Acebrock 19:43, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

I agree, this really should be merged into the article about the book. Anyone else in agreement? Surrealmonk (talk) 17:11, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

I added the merge template to draw attention to this discussion. I don't have any particular opinion either way. Joriki (talk) 06:59, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

I do not agree because telescreens have been used in several other films and books and are not solely featured in 1984. Other movies include V for Vendetta and Modern Times. If anything, telescreens should be merged with Modern Times because that is probably the first sighting of the device in popular culture. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.86.240.32 (talk) 05:14, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

I agree to merging this article. The appearance of a screen in Modern Times is hardly central to the plot. The Orwellian telescreen, which this article describes, is an extremely important plot device within the context of the book and does not function in the same way. I would be inclined to argue that the modern perception of the 'telescreen' is based far more on Orwell than Chaplin. I would be extremely surprised if the writers of V for Vendetta (itself a commentary of the dangers of totalitarian states) did not take huge cues from Nineteen Eighty-Four. --81.159.161.115 (talk) 13:15, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

previous poster - none of your arguments make sense. since when is "central to the plot" important for the description of the device? moreover, if they are telescreens, and function differently, there is an argument to add to this article describing the different functioning and usage, as opposed to merge with another article. Moreover, because some other story takes huge cues from 1984 does not invalidate that story and the fact similar technology is used. 82.22.149.67 (talk) 08:59, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

82.22.149.67 -- it would be great if someone who knew "Modern Times" would make relevant additions to the article, but I think the "V for Vendetta" bits would be better described in footnotes and "references from popular culture" --- IMHO it's not that important because it doesn't really add anything to one's understanding of the telescreen as it is understood today, or ever was, as it is basically Orwellian. I'm not actually sure what you mean by "because some other story takes huge cues.. does not invalidate that story and the fact that similar technology is used"; how do you invalidate a story? And, no, just because telescreens were straight from 1984 does not change the fact that they are also in V for Vendetta, but I think 1984's telescreens being vastly more influential popular and iconic in our world and significant more relevant to the plot than telescreens anywhere else is good cause for merging with with 1984. Merging this article with "Modern Times" or "V for Vendetta" would be like writing a whole section under "Men in Black (Film)" describing amnesia-pens. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sinbadbuddha (talk • contribs) 14:38, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

Solid Surfaces

The telescreens cannot see through solid surfaces, this is evident in the story, as when the painting drops off the wall Julia says: "Now they can see us" the telescreen then says:

"Now we can see you"

I also have an argument that backs that one up: sound can be very telling, y'know.

Well i edited the page, if anyone has any problems then post them here.

"False" news stories

Should the passage in the text that refers to the tellescreens reporting false news stories be changed, as it is never made completely clear how false the stories of production or victory are? Also, it is implied, when Julia brings real tea into Charrington's room, that Ociania had actually invaded India, making a victory not false at all.--Dark Green 23:42, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

I'm fairly sure most of it is false, seen in the traditional sense. However, according to the Party in the book itself, and the Party's philosophy, they are not false at all, but entirely true. 87.64.170.119 15:19, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

Sensitivity

Quoth the article: "The telescreens are incredibly sensitive, and can pick up a heartbeat."

Perhaps not necessarily. In an earlier chapter the telescreen in the protagonist's home is described as being able to pick up "any sound . . . above a very low whisper". This would probably preclude that particular unit's ability to pick up a heartbeat. On the other hand, the ones at his workplace in the Ministry of Truth are described as above. Thus, it may seem that that varying levels of sensitivity (and by extension, sophistication of technology) are built into different telescreens used in different places, according to necessity or pragmatism, as the situation may warrant. Also, the one in the office is a desktop appliance to which one would be in very close proximity. Furthermore, any government office can be assumed to have easy access to replacement parts. Discuss. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.135.48.107 (talk) 23:20, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 08:12, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

seeing vs. reading

The second paragraph twice says "we see", though the telescreen is (rightly) introduced as something from the novel. Perhaps someone who knows the book well could check whether this is in the book and reformulatte it accordingly? Joriki (talk) 07:01, 27 August 2008 (UTC)