Do you belive TV is just an idiot box or something more than that?

I think it depends on how you use it, If you can control what you watch and specially those that are being watched by young kids. I think it is helpful for us, cause we like watching the cable news, and educational channels like discovery channel, national geographic and animal planet. I think it really helps us be more aware of the world we live in, and how amazing our world is. =)

well in my opinion it depends on age factor..!! Television has different impact on every ages Its could easily spoil a child and if the child got addicted of watching Tv then he would not get any physical exercise like playing games and other stuff then this could be dangerous. And for the elder I think its just a time pass and for the information you can just log on to the internet any time you need.

Hey, Every technology has two sides and TV is no exception. It all depends on the user how he uses it. I watch tc for getting updated on all sporting events, world news and rarely for movies. While on the other hand some people can watch tv for hours and may be they are viewing some extreamly stupid reality shows. So it all depends on what u like to watch. Just like I find reality shows, soap operas stupid an another perosn may find sports, News, docummentaries as stupid and meaningless. As long as it is utilized for the entermainment purpose and not something mhich is a must in life, its Ok. Cheers, Tutul

I see TV mostly as a time waster. That doesn't mean I think a person should never watch it. I mean, what's wrong with wasting some time once in a while. It's a good way to relax and get a bit of entertainment. So what that it isn't "productive". I'm one who feels we don't have to justify using every bit of our time for something "useful". I don't want to get drawn in to the "is tv helpful or not" debate, because it's a bit of a false one. I do see it as a problem if a person does it too much, but I don't see that any amount of tv watching is wrong (or right for that matter). I originally said that it is mostly a time waster. The reason I said mostly is that, once in a while, you do see interesting and educational shows.

Every coins have two sides. I think it depends on how many hours you spend on watching TV and what contents you watch from TV. If you can get some important information from watching TV, I think TV is helpful. If you are always addictted in watching the soap opera, in this condition, watching TV too much maybe waste of time. We should control the time and choose the useful contents. However, if you are tired after work, watching TV maybe reduce your stress and get relax.

I like TV very much. Everyday I spend some time with it. I am able to know something unknown from it everyday. So I like it very much...

Nothing is perfectly fine or good in this universe. There are two sides of everything- one is good and other is bad. It depends what you adopt. TV is source of entertainment as well as gaining lot of knowledge from it. Child can see cartoon channels as well can see geographical, history channels or news to raise some general knowledge.

Of course it's more helpful, regardless of what you're watching. You watch TV for different purposes, and I think that those purposes being met is worth the time spent.