What are the advantages and disadvantages of TV?

When TV first stepped into the world, no doubt it was welcomed with open arms by everyone but the worst pessimists. However, it soon intruded too much into our lives; so much so that many grave disadvantages became apparent. The advantages of TV are many, but we can mention two great ones. TV is certainly the most convenient form of entertainment in the world, besides being affordable to almost everyone. Its second advantage is that a lot of its programmes are educational and can bring a lot of information to our homes. On the side of disadvantages, it is true that it is addictive and many people – including children – watch too much TV, at the exclusion of more useful activities; it is also true that TV shapes the way we think in many undesirable ways.

The greatest advantage of TV is that it is the cheapest and most convenient medium of entertainment in the world. Most of TV entertainment is paid for by sponsors, so the cost is low for us. Also, it appears in our homes and we do not have to travel anywhere to be entertained. The number of channels and the variety of programmes runs to thousands and caters to all tastes.

Secondly, TV is a great source of education. First of all, there are channels dedicated to documentaries, such as the History Channel and the Discovery Channel. Besides these, entertainment channels provide informal education. Through them we improve our language and get to see sights like the pyramids and the desert.

Of the disadvantages, the first is that many of us get addicted to TV. The serials are so many and so entertaining that one can just sit watching them one after till the whole afternoon, or weekend, is spent. Needless to say, this keeps us from other activities like reading and sports. If unsupervised, children might forget all other activities.

The still more serious disadvantage of TV is that too much of it can shape our behaviour and lives. There is definitely a connection between TV violence and real-life violence. Watching too much TV shapes a lot of our ideas about what is right and wrong, and even what is beauty, love, kind and so on. This robs us, especially children, of reasoning to determine what is right and wrong, what is to our advantage and what is real and unreal. People who base their lives on TV might expect too much of life, especially of romance, marriage, and family life.

In spite of there being serious disadvantages of watching TV, it must be remembered that they apply only if we watch TV, or allow children to watch TV, without discretion. There is always a choice about what channels we subscribe to and what programmes we watch. It is within our control; whether we let TV serve us or allow it to run our lives.

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