I am actually not sure if I record any 10:00 programs because once I set the season pass I never pay attention any more to what day or time a show airs. As I think about it, I think Life is probably on at 10:00, and maybe Num3rs, and probably Life on Mars - so there is 3. And it is possible The Unit is on at 10:00, but that might be a 9:00 show. If it is 10:00 then I am recording 4. I think TDS airs at 10:00 the first time out here, but I record the next day AM show, so I guess that does not count.
But I don't understand the reasoning here - even if it is true that DVR users are watching programs recorded earlier, what would stop them from still recording 10:00 programs if they wanted to? On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 6:09 PM, Jim Ellwanger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Oct 27, 2008, at 5:34 PM, scruffy wrote: > >> the other thing that always gets me about articles like this is the >> notion that nobody ever recorded tv until DVRs came out. did all those >> people who were buying VCRs since the 70's really just leave the clock >> flashing 12:00 and only use them to play rented or bought tapes? > > > VCRs can't be used to record TV shows in the same way that a DVR can > -- a DVR recording can be played back while something else is being > recorded, even the same recording in progress (or even two shows being > recorded at once, on many DVRs). Also, with a DVR, it's much, much, > much, much, much, much, much easier than it is with a VCR to assure > that you're going to successfully record every single episode of every > single TV show you might want to watch. > > I used to use a VCR to timeshift, but in that case, it was mainly when > I knew I wasn't going to be home to catch a TV show I especially > wanted to watch. Since I started using a DVR, I've timeshifted > everything, so that I don't have to worry about being in front of my > TV set at a certain time, and so that I can fast-forward through the > commercials. > > That said, I actually don't record any 10:00 shows on the broadcast > networks, but it's because none of them particularly appeal to me, not > anything inherent in my use of my DVR. > > -- > Jim Ellwanger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > <http://www.ellwanger.tv> > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Like TV only smarter. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
