“Watching television in the dark will definitely strain your eyes and can cause headaches, but will not necessary damage your eyesight,” Mugisha says. He explains a scenario of someone watching an action movie that has parts showing nightlife, explosions and then daylight with a lot of bright light.

Television has negative consequences on society, health, family and it is an addiction, however, there are some things about it that are not bad. Television exposes children to inappropriate language. Viewers become desensitized to violence by watching it over and over on their television screen.

Also, living without television could prevent it influence your way of thinking or making decisions. Many TV addicts around the world spend the majority of their time in front of the television. Without television, we could find more time to extend our knowledge in other different aspects..

Disadvantages of Watching Television in Young Kids

• Effect on his Behavior: As your little one’s mind is still developing, he believes in everything he sees.
• Nightmares. There are channels that broadcast programs that include ghosts, monsters, and other kinds of scary visual images.
• Irregular Sleep time.
• Fear of being alone.
• Effect on Eyes.

Negative Effects of Television on Kids

• Steals Time. Children who spend too much time in front of the television may miss out on life’s opportunities.
• Lack of Language and Social Skills.
• Kills Creativity and Imagination.
• Lack of Focus.
• Unproductive.
• Obesity.
• Heart and Eye Health Risks.
• Negative Behaviour.

Even the experts at the Canadian National Institute for the Blind suggest some ambient lighting in the room while you’re watching TV is best. “The area surrounding your TV screen should be 20 to 40% of the brightness of the TV itself. Leave on some of your living room lights or use a dimmer,” they recommend.

If you absolutely don’t want to notice your TV in your overall decor, paint the wall behind the tv in a dark, muted color. Deep grays and charcoal can be beautiful when used in this way, especially if you want a color with depth.

Most TVs and monitors fall somewhere between 6000K and 6500K, so your best bet is to get one in that range. If you’re bias light is too warm, say 2700K, your TV will look out of place and the colors will look muddy.

RED

For the purposes of seasonal affective disorder light therapy, the colors of interest are white, blue, green, red. Forget about red for seasonal affective disorder light therapy. White and blue are better for SAD.

Bright white light has been successfully used for the treatment of depression. There is interest in identifying which spectral colors of light are the most efficient in the treatment of depression. It is theorized that green light could decrease the intensity duration of exposure needed.

Blue

Yellow