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'V-chip' is a generic term used for television receivers allowing the blocking of programs based on their ratings category. It is intended for use by parents to manage their children's television viewing. Most 13-inch and larger televisions manufactured for the United States market since 1999 and all units as of January 2000 are required to have the V-chip technology. Many devices similar to the V-chip have been produced.
The rated programs' signals are encoded according to the rating, on line 21 of the broadcast signal's vertical blanking interval using the XDS protocol, and this is detected by the television set's V-chip. If the program's rating is outside the level configured as acceptable on that particular television, the program is blocked.
The V-chip technology was developed by Tim Collings of Simon Fraser University.
The V-chip has a 4 digit numerical password in order to keep older children from changing its settings. However, it can be overridden by savvier youth who read the television's manual to find out how to reset the password to 0000 (built into the V-chip in case the parents themselves forget the password that they set).
The name ''V-chip'' is widely believed to come from the word "violence," but an interview with Tim Collings reveals that it was intended to stand for "viewer control."
The effectiveness of the V-Chip has been heavily debated, as there have been numerous conflicting reports claiming that the V-Chip is ineffective or that few parents use it.
On April 25, 2007, the Federal Communications Commission released a report entitled ''In the Matter of Violent Television Programming And Its Impact On Children''. The report explicitly discusses the failure of the V-Chip technology. In its analysis the report addresses the following studies. The Kaiser Family Foundation conducted a telephone survey in 2004 of 1,001 parents of children ages 2-17. The results of that survey showed that only 15% of all parents have used the V-chip. 26% of all parents have not bought a new television set since January 2000, when the V-chip was first required in all televisions. 39% of all parents have bought a new television set since January 2000, but do not think it even includes a V-chip. And 20% of all parents know they have a V-chip, but have not used it. According to a 2003 study, parents' low level of V-chip use is explained in part by parents’ unawareness of the device and the “multi-step and often confusing process” necessary to use it. Only 27% of all
parents in the study group could figure out how to program the V-Chip, and many parents “who might
otherwise have used the V-Chip were frustrated by an inability to get it to work properly.” A March
2007 Zogby poll indicates, among other things, that 88% of respondents did not use a V-chip or cable box parental controls in the previous week, leading the Parents Television Council to call the
television industry’s V-chip education campaign “a failure.” [1]
Television Watch, a Charleston, South Carolina-based organization advocating the use of parental controls such as the V-Chip, has dismissed reports such as those from the FCC and PTC as inaccurate. Their research from June 2007 has proven that the majority of parents personally monitor their children's television viewing by any means, whether the V-Chip or another. In addition, TV Watch research has constantly proven that most parents know that they have the option of the V-Chip or other parental controls to monitor their children's television viewing and believe it is primarily their responsibility, not that of the government, to protect children from inappropriate content on television. [2]
In response to the Parents Television Council survey on the V-Chip that claimed its failure[2], TV Watch claimed the survey was "flawed by faulty analysis and biased methodology" [2]. TV Watch also participated in a Kaiser Family Foundation forum in June 2007, based on newer Kaiser research that, similarly to TV Watch, claims that most parents do monitor their children's television viewing, whether by V-Chip or any other means. [2]
★ The V-chip was parodied in the movie '' as an implant for foul-mouthed children that serves the same purpose as the true chip. (It delivers an electric shock to the child whenever they swear)
★ One episode of ''Johnny Bravo'', "Doomates", Bunny (Johnny's mother) installs a V-chip in the living room TV to prevent Johnny from watching certain TV shows that could rot his brain, so Johnny has to go to the trailer on the cliff where Carl lives.
★ The V-chip is also referenced in ''The Simpsons'' episode "Bart After Dark". It kicks in while Bart and Lisa are watching ''Itchy and Scratchy'', prompting them to yell "Dad, V-chip, V-chip" at Homer, who then unblocks the show.
★ On an episode of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'' the question was asked "What does the V in V-Chip stand for?" The correct answer was "Violence." (The contestant guessed "Viewer-control," since the V-chip's creator, Tim Collings, having stated that the V does, in fact, stand for "viewer-control.")
★ The TV series ''Duckman'' made several jokes about the V-Chip, including an episode which began with an "FBI warning" stating that if you can see the program, your chip is broken.
★ ''Mind of Mencia'' TV show 2007. Carlos Mencia makes its season 3 episode 2 opening on a "standard" family caricature joke stating "V-CHIP: Helping dumbass parents avoid responsibility since 2000"
★ The V-chip also appears in the song entitled ''Spiders'' by the band System of a Down.
★ The V-chip was used as a plot element in an episode of "The Fairly OddParents" that kept Timmy and A.J. from watching a Crimson Chin/Crash Nebula special.
★ Television content rating systems
★ Motion picture rating system
★ Re-edited film
★ Parental controls
1. “In the Matter of Violent Television Programming and Its Impact on Children,” MB Docket No., 04-261, Federal Communications Commission (April 25, 2007), Page 14
2.
3.
4.
5.
★ Interview with Tim Collings
★ v-chip.org (Ad Council)
★ FCC V-Chip information
★ V-Chip Canada
★ TV Parental Guidelines
★ TV Watch: 1-2-3 Safe TV tips
★ National Association of Broadcasters' TV Guidelines information
★ Disable your V-Chip
The rated programs' signals are encoded according to the rating, on line 21 of the broadcast signal's vertical blanking interval using the XDS protocol, and this is detected by the television set's V-chip. If the program's rating is outside the level configured as acceptable on that particular television, the program is blocked.
The V-chip technology was developed by Tim Collings of Simon Fraser University.
The V-chip has a 4 digit numerical password in order to keep older children from changing its settings. However, it can be overridden by savvier youth who read the television's manual to find out how to reset the password to 0000 (built into the V-chip in case the parents themselves forget the password that they set).
The name ''V-chip'' is widely believed to come from the word "violence," but an interview with Tim Collings reveals that it was intended to stand for "viewer control."
| Contents |
| Debate |
| The FCC's April 2007 Report |
| Television Watch |
| V-chip in popular culture |
| See also |
| References |
| External links |
Debate
The effectiveness of the V-Chip has been heavily debated, as there have been numerous conflicting reports claiming that the V-Chip is ineffective or that few parents use it.
The FCC's April 2007 Report
On April 25, 2007, the Federal Communications Commission released a report entitled ''In the Matter of Violent Television Programming And Its Impact On Children''. The report explicitly discusses the failure of the V-Chip technology. In its analysis the report addresses the following studies. The Kaiser Family Foundation conducted a telephone survey in 2004 of 1,001 parents of children ages 2-17. The results of that survey showed that only 15% of all parents have used the V-chip. 26% of all parents have not bought a new television set since January 2000, when the V-chip was first required in all televisions. 39% of all parents have bought a new television set since January 2000, but do not think it even includes a V-chip. And 20% of all parents know they have a V-chip, but have not used it. According to a 2003 study, parents' low level of V-chip use is explained in part by parents’ unawareness of the device and the “multi-step and often confusing process” necessary to use it. Only 27% of all
parents in the study group could figure out how to program the V-Chip, and many parents “who might
otherwise have used the V-Chip were frustrated by an inability to get it to work properly.” A March
2007 Zogby poll indicates, among other things, that 88% of respondents did not use a V-chip or cable box parental controls in the previous week, leading the Parents Television Council to call the
television industry’s V-chip education campaign “a failure.” [1]
Television Watch
Television Watch, a Charleston, South Carolina-based organization advocating the use of parental controls such as the V-Chip, has dismissed reports such as those from the FCC and PTC as inaccurate. Their research from June 2007 has proven that the majority of parents personally monitor their children's television viewing by any means, whether the V-Chip or another. In addition, TV Watch research has constantly proven that most parents know that they have the option of the V-Chip or other parental controls to monitor their children's television viewing and believe it is primarily their responsibility, not that of the government, to protect children from inappropriate content on television. [2]
In response to the Parents Television Council survey on the V-Chip that claimed its failure[2], TV Watch claimed the survey was "flawed by faulty analysis and biased methodology" [2]. TV Watch also participated in a Kaiser Family Foundation forum in June 2007, based on newer Kaiser research that, similarly to TV Watch, claims that most parents do monitor their children's television viewing, whether by V-Chip or any other means. [2]
V-chip in popular culture
★ The V-chip was parodied in the movie '' as an implant for foul-mouthed children that serves the same purpose as the true chip. (It delivers an electric shock to the child whenever they swear)
★ One episode of ''Johnny Bravo'', "Doomates", Bunny (Johnny's mother) installs a V-chip in the living room TV to prevent Johnny from watching certain TV shows that could rot his brain, so Johnny has to go to the trailer on the cliff where Carl lives.
★ The V-chip is also referenced in ''The Simpsons'' episode "Bart After Dark". It kicks in while Bart and Lisa are watching ''Itchy and Scratchy'', prompting them to yell "Dad, V-chip, V-chip" at Homer, who then unblocks the show.
★ On an episode of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'' the question was asked "What does the V in V-Chip stand for?" The correct answer was "Violence." (The contestant guessed "Viewer-control," since the V-chip's creator, Tim Collings, having stated that the V does, in fact, stand for "viewer-control.")
★ The TV series ''Duckman'' made several jokes about the V-Chip, including an episode which began with an "FBI warning" stating that if you can see the program, your chip is broken.
★ ''Mind of Mencia'' TV show 2007. Carlos Mencia makes its season 3 episode 2 opening on a "standard" family caricature joke stating "V-CHIP: Helping dumbass parents avoid responsibility since 2000"
★ The V-chip also appears in the song entitled ''Spiders'' by the band System of a Down.
★ The V-chip was used as a plot element in an episode of "The Fairly OddParents" that kept Timmy and A.J. from watching a Crimson Chin/Crash Nebula special.
See also
★ Television content rating systems
★ Motion picture rating system
★ Re-edited film
★ Parental controls
References
1. “In the Matter of Violent Television Programming and Its Impact on Children,” MB Docket No., 04-261, Federal Communications Commission (April 25, 2007), Page 14
2.
3.
4.
5.
External links
★ Interview with Tim Collings
★ v-chip.org (Ad Council)
★ FCC V-Chip information
★ V-Chip Canada
★ TV Parental Guidelines
★ TV Watch: 1-2-3 Safe TV tips
★ National Association of Broadcasters' TV Guidelines information
★ Disable your V-Chip
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