hayabusa3303
Over 200 mph
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join:2005-06-29
clubs: | Great.
I live in Sc and all they do is screw around with TV how about faster internet speeds PLEASE. 5/384 is getting slow you know.  |
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Anonymous
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join:2004-06-01
IA | Useless
Most people have DVRs because they can skip ads. |
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Jonbo298
join:2004-01-12
Council Bluffs, IA
| Yeah. While DVR's are popular because its easier then trying to use the ol' VCR and whatnot, its the skipping of ads that is most beneficial. I can watch a show like Jericho in 40 minutes rather then having to sit through the entire friggin hour due to ads.
Its mainly why when I watched TV more, I'd just record the show, do something else, and watch it later because I can only waste 40 minutes or so watching the show rather the the entire hour when I can do something else for that entire hour. |
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bmn
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join:2001-03-15
hiatus
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Exactly. When I watch a Tivo'ed show, I skip all the ads.
Nothing more annoying than watching a show and being bombarded with impotence... Sorry, "ED", drugs every couple of minutes.
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Doctor Four
My other vehicle is a TARDIS
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join:2000-09-05
Dallas, TX
 ·AT&T U-Verse
| Why mess with PVRs when there are capture cards
and WinTV?
Then you don't even have to deal with the DRM and other
things such as UOPs (borrowing a term used for DVDs here).
Then you can record TV for later viewing anytime without
any restrictions (though PVR cards may start doing the
same if Hollywood shouts loud enough - and then it would
make older non-DRM crippled cards valuable items.)
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jtudor
Xm 60's On 6 Freak
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join:2002-12-07
Morganton, NC | reply to Jonbo298
Re: Useless
OT --
Hey man, another Jericho fan here.
NUTS to you!
(as one fan to another, I am sure you understand!!)
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jtudor
Xm 60's On 6 Freak
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join:2002-12-07
Morganton, NC
| reply to hayabusa3303
Just Wait
It probably won't be long until all the cable companies cripple DVR's to keep you from skipping ads.
That is the most useful feature of the DVR, and it would just kill the business for them I would think.
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
 ·Comcast
| reply to Doctor Four
Re: Why mess with PVRs when there are capture cards
said by Doctor Four  :and WinTV? Then you don't even have to deal with the DRM and other things such as UOPs (borrowing a term used for DVDs here). Then you can record TV for later viewing anytime without any restrictions (though PVR cards may start doing the same if Hollywood shouts loud enough - and then it would make older non-DRM crippled cards valuable items.) Damn Right!
Two VAIOs here with TV cards/DVR software(from factory), not to mention the VHS(yeah, still have one hooked up) that has a "Commercial Skip" button on it.
*NO* Fees either! 
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smcallah
join:2004-08-05
Home | reply to hayabusa3303
Re: Great.
Until they have more Internet customers than TV customers they probably won't bother. |
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RARPSL
join:1999-12-08
Suffern, NY
| reply to Anonymous
Re: Useless
said by Anonymous :Most people have DVRs because they can skip ads. There is also the advantage of being able to record a show while viewing another that is being aired at the same time as well as doing "Time Shifting" (recording a show for viewing later due to not being there to watch it when it airs or due to it airing at an inconvenient time [such as a rebroadcast when you are sleeping]).
As an example of Time Shifting, I was on vacation a few weeks back and had my DVR record the shows I would normally be watching and then viewed them once I got home. |
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
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join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
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·Comcast
| reply to Anonymous
said by Anonymous :Most people have DVRs because they can skip ads. Second that. Skipping all the commercials is the best part of having a DVR.
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Doctor Four
My other vehicle is a TARDIS
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join:2000-09-05
Dallas, TX
·AT&T U-Verse
| reply to dadkins
Re: Why mess with PVRs when there are capture cards
Incidentally, I got my WinTV 250 card along with a VCR-
DVD Player combo so I could transfer my old tapes (though
I found most of the self recorded ones done at the slowest
speed to be of inferior quality and not worth taking the
time to capture.)
It also seems to bypass the standard CSS/CPPM copy
protection found on most older commercial DVDs as well.
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ElJay
join:2004-03-17
 ·Great Works Internet
1 edit | reply to Anonymous
Re: Useless
With all of the product placement going on today, they should be paying US to watch these shows. I probably would not be watching TV at all if it was not for my MythTV box and its commercial flagging ability. As product placement continues to become more intrusive I will probably get frustrated with it and just give up TV completely. I would not mind saving myself about $700 a year after ditching the cable subscription, not to mention the countless hours I waste watching it. |
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Siryak
join:2005-11-26 | reply to Anonymous
Couldn't agree more. "The service won't let you fast-forward through ads" That is a deal breaker for me.
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Hall
Premium,MVM
join:2000-04-28
Dayton, OH | Small price to pay
In my area, TW charges $4.95 - $9.95/mo for DVR service. Seems a small price to pay in order to be able to skip commercials. |
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Jwobot
join:2002-08-14
Sterling Heights, MI
·WOW Internet and C..
| Why are they not picking on VCR users?
I hear a lot of the suits complaining about people skipping commercials and time shiffting with DVR's. But how come they never mention "VCR's" as well?
When you get down to the basics, the two devices are the samething but they never mention VCR's. |
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smcallah
join:2004-08-05
Home
| DVR's are much easier to setup to record than a VCR, this is obviously why they don't worry.
You can't set a VCR to record for a week or 2 worth of shows without changing the tape. Can't really do this on vacation without more than one VCR, which is annoying.
Fast forwarding through commercials is very high speed on a DVR, and not as annoying to rewind if you miss the start of the show after commercial.
DVR's are easy enough, that when people get used to them, they record a lot more than they did on a VCR.
The people that record this much on VCR's and are used to the annoyances are few and far between.
After using DVR's for the last 7 years, I'd never record TV with a VCR again, I'd rather just miss the show.
Not to mention, HD VCR's and HD tapes are expensive and hard to find, and just as annoying. |
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
 ·PHONE POWER
·AT&T U-Verse
·AT&T CallVantage
·Time Warner VOIP
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to Hall
Re: Small price to pay
Is that $9.95 including the box, though? Here in SoCal we get nailed with both a $9.95 "DVR Fee" plus another charge for the box:
08/13 - 09/12 DVR Fee 9.95
08/13 - 09/12 DVR Fee 9.95
08/13 - 09/12 Digital Video Receiver 4.24
(includes Remote Control At $.23)
08/13 - 09/12 Additional Digital Video 6.95
Recorder (includes Remote Control At $.23), And Digital Programming Fee
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Rombus
Premium
join:2007-04-11
Columbus, OH | Why is it TWCs fault?
I love how people like to blame the cable co for not allowing commercial skip.
Its the content providers and the crazy lawsuits that throw fair use out the window thats to blame. |
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sandwidth
join:2004-10-22
Ontario, CA
·Time Warner Cable
| reply to Jwobot
Re: Why are they not picking on VCR users?
Agreed!
I watched the entire final round of the 89th PGA Championship in less than one hour. (That's almost SIX HOURS worth of programming in less than 1 hour!!!)
I was pressed for time between appointments & managed to watch Tiger win & pretty much catch his entire play time in the round & even the end holding up the trophy & shots of his wife & the baby.
THAT paid for DVR all by itself!!
If they take DVR's away, I may just make the whole friggin' TV go away...........PERIOD! |
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