<p>Specifically:</p>
<p>電視(螢幕)上(的影象) --&gt; (images) on the tv (screen)</p>
<p>電視(節目)裡(的內容) --&gt; (content) in the tv (program)</p>
<p>In practice, images on the screen compile the content; the contents in tv programs are showed through images, therefore, 電視上 and 電視裡 are almost interchangeable. Both 電視上的節目 and 電視裡的節目 are valid</p>

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2021-03-23T20:06:12.210Z
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Tang Ho
<p>Depends how you look at it but you could equate them to the following English:</p>
<ul>
<li>電視上 = on the tv</li>
<li>電視裡 = in the (tv) show</li>
</ul>
<p>In the second one I'm inclined to treat 電視 as a noun meaning &quot;TV show,&quot; whereas in the first one it's more likely to just be &quot;TV&quot; on its own.</p>

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Mou某
<p>都正确，日常表达中都会用，没任何差别，一般都指电视（剧情）里的内容。</p>
<p>但如果说是说方位，那么有一点点差别：</p>
<ul>
<li>“电视上”：应该是物体表面之上（on）</li>
<li>“电视里”：应该是物体内部（in）</li>
</ul>

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xaero
<p>兩個說法對吧？有沒有差別？
I believe we can add both after the word TV in chinese but there must be a slight difference in usage or meaning  no? like shang would be more the object and li may be referring to the program. thx in adavnce for your help</p>

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If you want to refer the object, we usually say "电视机上/里面", as "电视" often means "program" nowadays.
Shaw
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@Shaw I think its the same in English, "watching television" can refer to either the device itself or the contents therein, one might even "watch TV" on their computer
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is there a difference between 電視上vs電視裡?
# is there a difference between 電視上vs電視裡?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-03-23)

兩個說法對吧？有沒有差別？
I believe we can add both after the word TV in chinese but there must be a slight difference in usage or meaning no? like shang would be more the object and li may be referring to the program. thx in adavnce for your help

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: If you want to refer the object, we usually say "电视机上/里面", as "电视" often means "program" nowadays.  
> **username_2**: @username_1 I think its the same in English, "watching television" can refer to either the device itself or the contents therein, one might even "watch TV" on their computer  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2021-03-23. Score: 3

Specifically:

電視(螢幕)上(的影象) --> (images) on the tv (screen)

電視(節目)裡(的內容) --> (content) in the tv (program)

In practice, images on the screen compile the content; the contents in tv programs are showed through images, therefore, 電視上 and 電視裡 are almost interchangeable. Both 電視上的節目 and 電視裡的節目 are valid


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### Answer by username_4 on 2021-03-23. Score: 3

Depends how you look at it but you could equate them to the following English:

* 電視上 = on the tv
* 電視裡 = in the (tv) show

In the second one I'm inclined to treat 電視 as a noun meaning "TV show," whereas in the first one it's more likely to just be "TV" on its own.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2021-03-24. Score: 0

都正确，日常表达中都会用，没任何差别，一般都指电视（剧情）里的内容。

但如果说是说方位，那么有一点点差别：

* “电视上”：应该是物体表面之上（on）
* “电视里”：应该是物体内部（in）


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