What is my opinion about television?

In my opinion, television has as many advantages as disadvantages.
Nowadays, it is the most important source of informaton, it keeps us informed about what is happening in every corner of the world, for instance about political or cultural events, wars and so on. Also it is a very popular form of spending free time, because it provides good entertainment of every kind, for example thanks to television we can watch great movies, shows, cartoons and listen to our favourite music. It also has educational possibilities, because it shows many documentaries, science programmes and even courses. And there is one more advantage. Television is very cheap (when you have a TV set…) and nowadays it is one of the most important values.
On the other hand, television has a lot of disadvantages. For example, it stops people from talking, communicating their feelings and exchanging impressions. Because of that, strong relationships in the family are weakening. Also, television is like a drug – it can shatter our health, because we do not go out, jog, or do exercise – we prefer to sit and flip through the channels. When we watch TV, we do not do other, most valuable things. But the biggest disadvantage is the negative influence which television has on children. Kids are exposed to silly cartoons and violent movies – they rarely watch educational programmes.
In conclusion, is television a good or bad invention? In my opinion it depends on us, viewers. We can choose from a big number of programmes. But I will not have a TV set in my future house.