According to "The Great Male Survey" conducted by AskMen.com, men are showing a preference for their computers, and not their TVs, when looking for entertainment.

The poll surveyed 55,000 males in the U.S., UK, Australia and Canada. It found that, during their non-work time, half of respondents spent the most time with a computer. That was more than double the number (24%) that spent more time on a television. And smartphones were not far behind in the device popularity contest, with 21% of respondents saying that's where most of their attention went during recreational hours.

Read the survey results...

WWL First News found the survey to pretty accurate, according to guys we talked to in the CBD.

"I'm a CIO and I can attest to it myself," we were told.

"Oh yeah, I use my computer all the time."  

"I would say I use it more than television."

"I do do that. I don't watch TV."

"I do...movies, music...you can take it anywhere."

According to AskMen.com, these are the devices on which male internet users worldwide spend most of their non-work time;
 
*Computer: 50%
*TV: 24%
*Personal/Mobile device: 21%
*Tablet/iPad: 5%
 
Men's preference for online content was also demonstrated in their use of web-enabled video game consoles. More than one in 10 also said they were taking advantage of consoles' internet connectivity by using them as over-the-top devices to stream TV shows and movies. However, their most popular non-gaming use was to play DVDs and Blu-ray discs.

Additional uses for their games consoles, according to male internet users worldwide;

*To watch TV shows and movies/films on DVD or Blu-ray: 31%
*To download or stream TV shows or movies/films: 13%
*To surf the web: 3%
*Strictly for gaming: 31%
* 22% percent said they do not own a console

When it came to smartphones, the iPhone was the device of choice for guys. The survey found that 46% of respondents owned one of Apple's devices, while 26% had a phone with Google's Android OS installed. And BlackBerry still controlled 15% of the market share among men, although membership in this group is likely to dwindle given Research in Motion's ongoing problems launching its awaited BlackBerry 10 OS.