Talk:Telescreen

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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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

Sensivity

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. 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 accessibility to replacement parts. Discuss.