Not to be in the oposition, but, I would gladly give up my TV. I like to read, but find it difficult to absorb text when the television is competing for my attention. Although I am reading, I am unable to tune out the TV audio. As a result, I end up getting up in the wee hours of the morning, so I can have some quiet time to read or do anything else that commands concentration. There are some programs I enjoy, but there is an awful lot of - to quote Lizard - "mindless crap" out there. If you can struggle the TV away from my wife, you can have it. You may ask, "why don't you just leave the room?". Because even though we are doing different things, being together is just too important to us. Next.