That's pretty funny!

Wow...you guys write pretty quickly! I feel like I missed half the conversation while writing my comment.

I feel that, with everything in life, there needs to be a moderate approach to television watching. We also watch "television" in our house, to some degree; however, whatever we watch is via websites such as Hulu, or Netflix, as well as child-related sites like Nick Jr. Sites like these have very limited advertising, and in the case of Netflix, no ads whatsoever. It seems like public television has seen an increase in the amount of advertising precisely because there is so much content online.

I agree with specific points made by you, Jen, as well as others here. Not all TV content is bad - shows from Discovery and the History channel are prime examples of that. But the associated advertising on network TV remains!

Regarding product placement, that is something that parents need to be aware of when choosing which shows are acceptable for your child to watch. A reality-based show is obviously not the thing for kids to watch, given the amount of product placement in them; as well as the typical subject matter in those shows.

By the very nature of online tv watching, our child watches one show (or every once in a while, a movie), then we turn the computer off.

Actually you can still upgrade the iPod Touch with the 3.0 OS. It'll just cost ~$10.