I gave up TV once, not having one in my house, for three years.  No, I 
really didn't miss it and tended to read more books than ever before, but 
the news hound that I am, I did miss it for that.  I made up for the loss 
via a portable radio for the news.  However, I grew up with kids who weren't 
allowed to have TV in their home.  Out of 5 kids, 4 turned out rotten, 
including homosexuality, drug abuse, and much more.  I had a TV growing up 
but my parents were careful about what I watched.  There wasn't much bad 
stuff on TV back in the mid fifties on the other hand.  Now, of course, a 
Christian has to be careful but a discipled Christian, well grounded in the 
word, is no more effected by television in the home than having co-workers 
wo cuss and swear and tell dirty jokes in the work place.

Phil.