In 2004, Miaoli Community University held Taiwan's first TV-Turnoff event as part of their Public Participation Week. They hoped that students could try a week of "life without TV" at home and use this time to rediscover themselves, the people around them, and their environment. The Taiwanese version of the TV-Turnoff movement entered its third year this year.
2004 年，苗栗社區大學首度在「公共參與週」裡推出關機運動，希望學員能在家裡嘗試度過一星期「沒有電視的生活」，並且學習用這段時間重新發現自己、發現周遭的人與環境。