Almost everyone use the television nowadays. What are the positive and negative effects of television.

In the present day the television is as an essential and a basic need for almost all people living in the world. Even the poorest of houses has an entertainment box and a bunch of people viewing it.

The television is a fond of an invention by the inventor John Bernard Shaw. The modern day television has a CRT (Cathode Ray tube) in it and a very high voltage regulator which accelerates electrons and these electrons collide on a Zinc sulphide applied inner layer to give out glowings which appear as pictures to us. And also television technology has grown a vast amount and nowadays high definition televisions are available which give out extreme, crystal clear picture quality.

Every invention has it's brighter side and darker side. Likewise the television also has it's advantages and disadvantages.

When we speak about advantages, there are ample amounts of them when considering the T.V (television). The T.V shows us all the current updates and news in the present world. For example we would all have seen the SAARC summit held in Colombo, and all of us would know what were the decisions taken by South Asian leaders on different aspects. This would only be possible if there was a T.V at home. And also children as well as adults could learn a variety of things of their interest like science, sports, cultural happenings, discoveries, inventions, history and a number of other things through the television. For example The Discovery Channel, National Geographic are some of the channels which deliver vast amounts of information regarding knowledge.

Next, when we consider disadvantages, there are also some of them. "All channels cannot be seen by all" is the most major problem on television viewing. Some channels are meant for adults and must not be seen by minors. And also apart from this social problem, there are also biological problems in viewing television. For example, rays which are emitted from television could damage eyesight and cause eye deformities. Also too much T.V viewing could significantly reduce memory power and also could cause brain dysfunction.

So Television has it's goods and bads, let us take only the goods, prevent the bads and use the television optimally to lead a knowledgeable and healthy life.
