Why do you have TV?

Answer 1

Television is the world's most popular entertainment medium. Those who can afford television usually own one. It is easy to see why it is so popular - there is a range of programming that caters for almost every taste. It is an easy medium to use. It tales little effort to sit back and let the television deliver content to us, whether it is entertainment, news, weather or sport.

Some will argue that the television delivers huge amounts of poor quality content and is not worth watching. Whether or not that is correct, people watch all channels from the premium networks to the lowest budget local and specialist channels.

Television is now a cheap commodity. Compare the cost of owning a television with other forms of entertainment. Seeing a play in a theater for example can cost $80 for each ticket, $160 for two people. A sports event will run to several hundred dollars to seat a family in good seats. On the other hand, a television might cost $500, last for 5 years or more and delivers sports, drama, special events day after day.