disadvantages of watching tv?
483274
An overload of negative reinforcement of ideas generated by the media is the main thing. Giving people false ideas about many things is a big problem (mainly with children who take it too seriously and believe what they see is the norm). Not to mention, the excessive amount of time you are on 'autopilot' by sitting in front of the 'boob tube'. There's a lot being lost by not thinking outside of the box (figuratively speaking) and sitting in front of one. If you get out and do more than being holed up watching the TV, you are usually a better person for it, assuming your choice of recreation is a good one. TV in moderation can be a good thing - keeping up on current events, and for entertainment, but moderation is the key to a good balance. Don't get me wrong, I have a few favorite shows I hate to miss, but it's not the end of the world if I do - there's another one out there.
120022
Click below to understand what you need in details.\nWell Watching TV is a better idea.
1142908
I think exercise is a hassle too. Buy an exercise bike and put it in front of your t.v., so anytime you'd be sitting watching the tube, exercise on your bike instead.
728193
I can't afford a TV license so I don't have a TV, we get letters through once every 4 months threatening to come and reposes our telly and you know, a load of rubbish.  But honestly, life without a telly isn't too bad.  We play cards, or read, and it really is amazing, I actually have long deep conversations with my boyfriend which we haven't done in a long time.  Try it, it's only a month.
224026
In my life I deal with people all day and have to think deeply.  When I get home, I just want to chill.  TV is a way to release some of those pent up feelings from the day and let your mind unwind.
549011
Although most of what we read about children and TV is bad, there are many benefits. \n\nThere are some wonderful television programs that promote learning and growth. Many educational programs teach important skills such as spelling and reading. Parents should encourage the viewing of these programs.\n\nFor some research and a more in-depth discussion, go to:\n\nhttp://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/C/htmlC/childrenand/childrenand.htm\n\nhttp://www.ed.uiuc.edu/courses/EDPSY313/projects/2001_fall/television.html
582122
It depends on your own attitude/psyche of how you handle it.  If you are watching bad stuff, then turn it off.  Just try watching some of the good shows that portray good morals, good defeating evil, etc.
1085902
Entirely too much television! I couldn't live without my television. Television has turned my mind into mush.\n\nI can't read without drooling in 2 minutes flat, but I can watch a marathon of Chappell's Show on replay for 2-days straight.\n\nMush... just mush.
561610
There is a newspaper article on the wall in my daughter's nursery that says research has shown that toddlers who spend more than a few hours a day watching programs aimed at toddlers are slower with their reading and writing skills than those who watch no or very little TV.\nAlso i read recently that research has shown that 7-10 year olds that spend a lot of time in front of computer games and television have trouble with things that require a long attention span.
80708
The advantage is it's free.\n\nThe disadvantage is that is very unsophisticated and gives you very little control as what to allow in or out.\n\nZone Alarm is a much better choice.
436538
well, I'd say the biggest disadvantage is that you may get killed in a war. That pretty much outweighed all of the advantages for me.
539396
Eat carrots and don't sit too close to the TV.
616011
Definitely not. The American Medical Association recommends that children not be exposed to television until they are two years old.\n\nHere is the link to a study that confirms that children exposed to television too early have slower brain and cognitive development impairing test scores later in life:\n\nhttp://www.literacytrust.org.uk/Research/televisionabstracts.html
57905
YUCK!!  I have stopped patronizing the "breakfast nook" I used to attend on Sunday mornings.  I'm sittin' there, trying to enjoy my food, while the fat cat on Fox news is talking about his enema and colonoscopy and heart bypass graft, etc. etc.  It made me sick.  I wish they would turn that crap OFF.  I can see TV in a sports-bar setting, but normal dining?  Let's skip it.  The TV is so full of advertising (propaganda) why is it necessary to be subjected to it during food that I am paying for?
259240
NONE, NONE, NONE, NONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\nThe disadvantages are your friends and family never seeing you again. The pain they will have to live with if you do it and the guilt they will feel. There is nothing in this world that is that bad!!! Just remember that God would never put you through something you could not handle. (This to shall pass!)
392803
I think it's mostly a bad habit. If I start watching it, it's hard to turn off. But if I don't turn the TV on I usually don't even think about it.
1143499
One great disadvantage is that you can't hold a conversation with the internet.  If you are using a site that lets you hear the word as you learn it, that is good.\n\nAn advantage is that if you don't have any other means to learn English, the internet has several resources or this, and many of them are free.