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Anime watching preferences

We're wondering how you prefer to watch anime. For any given question, if you can't find an answer that fits you perfectly, please chose the answer that is closest, or leave that question blank.
The age-old debate, assuming perfect quality translation in both cases (and good acting in the dub), which do you prefer?
Subtitled 2236 out of 4224 (52.9%)
Dubbed 1123 out of 4224 (26.6%)
No preference 860 out of 4224 (20.4%)
(no answer) 5 out of 4224 (0.1%)
What format do you actually watch most often?
Subtitled 2677 out of 4224 (63.4%)
Dubbed 822 out of 4224 (19.5%)
About equal 719 out of 4224 (17.0%)
(no answer) 6 out of 4224 (0.1%)
What your preferred delivery format for anime?
Boxed media (DVD, Blu-Ray, etc...) 2739 out of 4224 (64.8%)
Linear TV (Broadcast, cable, satellite ,etc...) 286 out of 4224 (6.8%)
Video on demand (Cable VOD, Internet streaming services like Hulu, Youtube, Netflix, etc...) 520 out of 4224 (12.3%)
Download to own (iTunes, Amazon Unbox, etc...) 647 out of 4224 (15.3%)
(no answer) 32 out of 4224 (0.8%)
Do you prefer fansubs to the legal delivery methods above?
Yes 1891 out of 4224 (44.8%)
No 2266 out of 4224 (53.6%)
(no answer) 67 out of 4224 (1.6%)
How is most of the anime you watch delivered?
Boxed media (DVD, Blu-Ray, etc...) 2024 out of 4224 (47.9%)
Linear TV (Broadcast, cable, satellite ,etc...) 355 out of 4224 (8.4%)
Video on demand (Cable VOD, Internet streaming services like Hulu, Youtube, Netflix, etc...) 807 out of 4224 (19.1%)
Download to own (iTunes, Amazon Unbox, etc...) 984 out of 4224 (23.3%)
(no answer) 54 out of 4224 (1.3%)
What device do you prefer to watch anime on?
TV 2344 out of 4224 (55.5%)
Computer (not including laptop) 1161 out of 4224 (27.5%)
Laptop 574 out of 4224 (13.6%)
Large screen (12"+) portable device 108 out of 4224 (2.6%)
Small portable device (iPod, PSP, etc...) 28 out of 4224 (0.7%)
(no answer) 9 out of 4224 (0.2%)
Do you prefer to watch anime series (12+ episodes) as they come out, or wait until they are finished and "marathon" them?
As it comes out 1926 out of 4224 (45.6%)
Marathon (Anything from 1 episode a night for 12 nights (or more) or the entire series in one or two sittings) 1218 out of 4224 (28.8%)
I horde them for later, but don't necessarilly watch them in a "marathon." 1070 out of 4224 (25.3%)
(no answer) 10 out of 4224 (0.2%)