cdru
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join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
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Re: Whoever has TIVO stock....
said by moonpuppy  :except for the nutjobs who can't live without it. "It has changed my life!"  ) Do you own a DVR or used one significantly for any period of time? I don't think I know a single person who has used one and wished they could go back to regular live television.
It hasn't "changed my life", but I won't subscribe to a service without some type of a DVR receiver and I would definitely say it has changed how I watch television. I don't typically watch any TV that hasn't been previously been recorded with the exception of football. It so wonderful watching a television show and not having to watch 5 minutes of commercials in between breaks.
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moonpuppy
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Glen Burnie, MD
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| said by cdru :Do you own a DVR or used one significantly for any period of time? I don't think I know a single person who has used one and wished they could go back to regular live television. It hasn't "changed my life", but I won't subscribe to a service without some type of a DVR receiver and I would definitely say it has changed how I watch television. I don't typically watch any TV that hasn't been previously been recorded with the exception of football. It so wonderful watching a television show and not having to watch 5 minutes of commercials in between breaks. Umm yeah. I used one many years ago. It was called a VCR.
I also own a Series 1 TIVO (modified and not paying for the service), rent a Comcast DVR and currently building a Media Center PC with dual analog and a single HDTV TV tuners.
All TIVO or any other smart DVR is, in reality, a smart VCR. Yes a smart DVR will record a series and may even change the times of your shows if you forget to reset your times but they are not always correct (such as when there is a Presidential Address.) I have even found errors in my Comcast DVR guide.
Now, you may ask why build a Media Center PC that costs way more than a TIVO. Simple. A TIVO won't get my email, edit shows I watch and charges a monthly fee. |
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cdru
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join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
| said by moonpuppy :said by cdru :Do you own a DVR or used one significantly for any period of time? I don't think I know a single person who has used one and wished they could go back to regular live television. Umm yeah. I used one many years ago. It was called a VCR. I've yet to see a VCR that allowed you to skip ahead/back 30 seconds quickly, instantly jump to multiple show recordings, save things digitally (excluding specialized higher end equipment), etc. While their base functions may be similar, thats really about where the comparisons between a VCR and DVR end.
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moonpuppy
join:2000-08-21
Glen Burnie, MD
·Verizon Online DSL
| said by cdru :I've yet to see a VCR that allowed you to skip ahead/back 30 seconds quickly, instantly jump to multiple show recordings, save things digitally (excluding specialized higher end equipment), etc. While their base functions may be similar, thats really about where the comparisons between a VCR and DVR end. Selective quoting and taking things out of context.
And the 30 second skip will be gone if TIVO had anything to do with it. |
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