RadioDoc
Sortofadog
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join:2000-05-11
Chicago, IL | reply to Skeedatl
Re: I'll keep my regular HD-DVR thanks
That does sound rather useless, doesn't it?
HD Tivo + CableCARD = much better solution.
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Skeedatl
Ah, push it - push it real good
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join:2007-12-26
The Cloud | No SDV adapter yet for c-card TiVo and I personally don't care for TiVo's ad covered GUI. |
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RadioDoc
Sortofadog
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11
Chicago, IL
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| Compared to "start over" it's downright brilliant. You folks must get a lot of ads out west. We rarely see more than one or two a month, and they are unobtrusive, unlike the 4/5 screen Comcast stuffs ads into on their program guide.
Once SDV starts here I'm off to satellite anyway. Not a big issue.
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MacLeech
The one and only
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join:2001-07-14
SoCal
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said by RadioDoc  :That does sound rather useless, doesn't it? HD Tivo + CableCARD = much better solution. What if you don't have a Tivo or DVR, but do have a regular cable box? What if you didn't schedule the program to record and missed part of the show?
That's the intended audience for the "Start Over" service.
Start Over isn't intended to replace a DVR...
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RadioDoc
Sortofadog
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Chicago, IL | It's still rather useless. They should use those resources to improve their service not implement some lame gimmick they claim differentiates them from satellite providers.
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AquaBlaze
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Encino, CA
| Eh, does the "start over" work on programs you *just* tuned into, or ones that have been streaming through? If so, I would consider that more a feature than a gimic. Tuning into the last 5 minutes to a show you wanted to watch, hitting "start over", and then watching it from the beginning certainly has its merits.
...but if it comes with the sacrifice of no pause/FF/rewind function to go to the bathroom, grab snacks, ponder life, etc. for a few minutes, then yeah...no way in hell I'd make that sacrifice. |
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Jason Levine
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join:2001-07-13
Albany, NY
| It works on shows that you've just tuned into. So let's say you're running late and wind up tuning into your favorite show 20 minutes late, you could hit "Select" and then choose "Start Over." The show would then restart from the beginning. I believe it has pause capabilities, but no fast forward (so no channel skipping). It is a useful feature, but it doesn't replace a DVR box. |
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MacLeech
The one and only
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join:2001-07-14
SoCal
| said by Jason Levine : It is a useful feature, but it doesn't replace a DVR box. It's not meant to. |
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